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I saw nothing in the interview to indicate that you should accept 100% of statements mainstream media institutions. Quite the opposite. You do need to be able
by loudmax 4y ago
I saw nothing in the interview to indicate that you should accept 100% of statements mainstream media institutions. Quite the opposite.
You do need to be able to evaluate relative trustworthiness. Mainstream journalism isn't going to be right 100% of the time, but they have a much better track record than rumors spread over social media. In fact, because so many contradictory stories spread on the internet, it's easy to pick ones we want to believe and reject ones that challenge our assumptions. It becomes easy to reject an uncomfortable reality and substitute one that make us feel better about ourselves. So while you should be generally suspicious of "trustworthy media and institutions" you should be very suspicious of your own biases.
A healthy dose of skepticism doesn't mean disbelieving all sources equally.