This isn't how people are in practice. People aren't "digital citizens" who critically examine online sources and cross reference. This isn't some "ideal" to be

This isn't how people are in practice. People aren't "digital citizens" who critically examine online sources and cross reference. This isn't some "ideal" to be reached either, it's completely out of tune with our emotional reality Take this thread for example, there's an article, and then there's deluge of discussion and different perspectives. It's kind of contradictory, we're all sitting here distracting each other over not distracting each other here's a different perspective: stupidity, distraction, and manipulation aren't inherently bad. They're just misunderstood