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P.S. I was not late what are you talking about
Social media has been a disaster for a lot of people’s trust in the media. Of course stuff like (geo)politics and crime and the likes you need to be aware of bias.
But some things the media has no reason to lie about. A slightly venomous spider is making its round in The Netherlands and some news outlet reported to be cautious if you see it in your home. The comments: ‘no, it doesn’t exist. Fake news’.
My guys, just… no.
The epistemological framework of trusting capitalist media has been digested into a million different incoherent subtrends. Talking to average people is often a study of trying to figure out which incomprehensible video from their algorithm they’re getting their opinion from and gently helping them reactivate the critical thinking part of their brain