Well put. Who hasn't had both of those thoughts over the past decade? You can't measure them independently, or support one over the other, because to the degree

Well put. Who hasn't had both of those thoughts over the past decade? You can't measure them independently, or support one over the other, because to the degree that either of those statements is true it would be amplified by the effects of the other statement. To some extent, though, you're just giving a concise framing to the question of misinformation vs. disinformation. Use "disinformation" in the first statement, and they're no longer at odds; they're mutually reinforcing.