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Anything that doesn't explicity share my views is a narrative created by the enemy.
by oxide 10y ago
Anything that doesn't explicity share my views is a narrative created by the enemy.
- ng12 10y agoAnd this is exactly the problem. I'm a democratic-leaning voter in a blue state -- clearly I have to trust and love outfits like the NYT and WaPo. Nevermind that both were obviously out of touch throughout this year's election. I'm honestly not sure how I escape the bubble at this point.
- Natsu 10y agoThis might help. Try finding things that completely disagree and see what they have to say. For example - Compare /r/The_Donald with /r/politics with /r/hillaryclinton Compare Breitbart to Wikileaks to CNN / MSNBC. Compare Reddit.com with Voat.co Compare Wikipedia to infogalactic.com Boil away the opinion/predictions made by every article and get down to what concrete, verifiable facts they contain (if any). Check original sources! Articles that cite a legal decision or laws and don't give a link to actual court papers/law are a special peeve of mine. Compare which facts get omitted in each version and which agree. Track who does (and doesn't) get over the stopped clock threshold (i.e. being right at least twice a day) and how often in matters of fact (not opinion). Track future predictions (right and wrong, take special note of fuzziness and lack of a time horizon). Remember the bias induced when we only remember some predictions and not others. Even when there are people you find hateful, it's important to understand what they believe and why.
- baldfat 10y ago> Nevermind that both were obviously out of touch throughout this year's election. Nope 2 million under the popular vote doesn't seem like they were wrong at all.