Does anyone else find today's "fact" conscious culture to be a bit strange? We've likely all seen the "missing context," "this post contains partly false information," and "fact check: false" text blurbs accompanying social media posts. We see them, probably laugh it off, and move on with our day, grateful to not have to do any of the hard work related to thinking for ourselves. Not only that, we categorize those who question the missing context-blurbs as freaks, idiots, and politically misaligned. By simply asking a question, we surrender any ounce of credibility we might have had. By now, I'm sure I have as well... and I haven't even explained myself yet - which is part of the problem. Even worse, we use the blurbs to guide our worldview. We think we're being told the truth and guided in the right direction, but what incentive do these "fact-checkers" have to do any of that?
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Goodbye 2021, Hello 1984
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Does anyone else find today's "fact" conscious culture to be a bit strange? We've likely all seen the "missing context," "this post contains partly false information," and "fact check: false" text blurbs accompanying social media posts. We see them, probably laugh it off, and move on with our day, grateful to not have to do any of the hard work related to thinking for ourselves. Not only that, we categorize those who question the missing context-blurbs as freaks, idiots, and politically misaligned. By simply asking a question, we surrender any ounce of credibility we might have had. By now, I'm sure I have as well... and I haven't even explained myself yet - which is part of the problem. Even worse, we use the blurbs to guide our worldview. We think we're being told the truth and guided in the right direction, but what incentive do these "fact-checkers" have to do any of that?