> It’s not healthy, but often, doesn’t result in much harm to anyone else. Let’s not forget that the readers are also willing participants in this, and their w

> It’s not healthy, but often, doesn’t result in much harm to anyone else. Let’s not forget that the readers are also willing participants in this, and their willingness to believe “half-truths” is what keeps the whole thing going. Edit: You advice to be skeptical is, in my mind, healthier if the reader also is very aware of whether they’re entertaining themselves or trying to educate themselves, and if they’re trying to educate themselves, work hard to seek out the highest quality sources of information, i.e. not Atlas Obscura.