• @[email protected]
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    44 months ago

    Yes. Because not everything that appears intuitive, is fact. This is how disinformation is spread. It is a vulnerability in the human psychology.

    • Flying Squid
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      -34 months ago

      If you were right and people researched things they heard on the news, disinformation wouldn’t spread. And Biden wouldn’t have to say that violent crime is historically low.

      I mean I have no idea why you think he would bother saying it if most people researched this stuff.

      • @[email protected]
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        34 months ago

        Perhaps to reiterate that he’s bringing value to the US for the upcoming election?

        Perhaps to cover all the bases, for those that don’t look at fact/evidence (meaning not necessarily a majority of people not looking at fact)

        I mean the possibilities are endless, i feel like you’re taking a pretty narrow view to this subject

        • Flying Squid
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          -24 months ago

          You have not explained how disinformation spreads if people research what they hear on the news.

          • @[email protected]
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            44 months ago

            That wasn’t the topic of discussion. You implied that a majority of people don’t research their views without anything other than anecdotal evidence

            You tried to pivot to this other topic, I did not follow it.

            I can agree with “at least some people do not properly vet and research their views” but I cannot subscribe to “most”

            Make sense?

            • Flying Squid
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              -24 months ago

              I just looked back at our conversation. Can you please show, with context, where I implied such a thing?