Kizzy |
26-09-2019 07:51 AM |
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
(Post 10684711)
I agree and disagree with you both. It's the age of confusion and selective ignorance. People are no more stupid than they have ever been (i.e. on average, quite stupid) and they are also not being "kept" in the dark: more information is readily available than at any other time in history. But it's the deluge of available information combined with limited capacity to process that information that's causing the problems. Rejection of "experts", avoidance of the facts and figures, "don't hit me with more information pls just let me go with how I *feel*. This FEELS right to me, I FEEL angry, I FEEL scared and none of your pesky facts, expert opinions or reasonable logic will change that."
The Information Age is causing people to feel swamped by too much information and so there's a huge, instinctive societal lurch "back to safety". The safety of regressing to "simpler times". The safety in numbers of rampant tribalism and group-think. One "side" tearing at the throat of the other never realising that its all the same.
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I don't believe that...people are not stupid, there are stupid people don't get me wrong that are media controlled that is the modern day groupthink. It's very effective.
Modern day politicIans are pushing how far they can take this, with their rejection of experts insisting all faith is placed in the establishment it ensures most are kept ignorant.
AI is a jolly tool, now they don't even have to speak to the masses, targetted soundbites will worm into their Facebook, Twitter and psyche.
On average people are kept too busy to research or consult history so it's easier to accept the general consensus..it must be right because thats what everyone is saying...right?
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