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People are more educated than ever. They are more literate and more have attended at least some college. They also have more access to information than ever bef
by rustybelt 6y ago
People are more educated than ever. They are more literate and more have attended at least some college. They also have more access to information than ever before. Either lack of education isn't the problem or it's an impossible standard.
- bun_at_work 6y agoI agree that people are more educated than ever. And more literate. And more college educated. However, they are not more educated on the topics related to the context of this discussion, like how to filter what's seen on social media, or how the government actually works, or economic systems, or most of the things political discussions are made from. Those topics aren't taught effectively in school anymore, at least not in the areas correlated with alt-right extremism.
- giantg2 6y agoLooks like we commented at the same time. Are we even allowed to have political discussions at school? It seems like it isn't allowed in primary and secondary schools. Even at the college level it seems that minority opinion holders are basically shamed into being quiet or are dismissed as unintelligent when it comes to the biggest issues.
- giantg2 6y agoI think it could also be the type of information being taught. If people aren't learning about biases, fallacies, basic logic, etc, then it can be easy for people to fall victim to false information. In that sort of scenario, more access to information could be more dangerous.