• MemesAreTheory [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I don’t know how I became information literate and I don’t know how to convey to other people how shallow their information gathering process is. So many people don’t realize that the first 4+ results on every search are just ads and I frequently see them click uncritically. So many can’t discern an internet equivalent of an infomercial from a real source. People OBVIOUSLY can’t see when something right in front of them is naked propaganda just so long as it’s labeled with the correct brand.

    Like, I trained myself reflexively to not even look at ads, so now it’s almost second nature to me, but I feel like that started as an instinctual yet active effort of small rebellion? I’ve no idea how to pass that instinct along

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Never landed much with my 2 year associates in a scientific field, but it did teach me to research better as well as smell bullshit from a mile away.