You can only begin to understand the complexity and nuance of a subject if you are exposed to information in long written form. Tbh I see this with my own kids

You can only begin to understand the complexity and nuance of a subject if you are exposed to information in long written form. Tbh I see this with my own kids who don’t even know what questions to ask because they haven’t seen the possibility that there is more depth than what’s available with one click on Google. Imo it leads to a propaganda driven and conspiracy mindset- if your understanding of the world is limited to a shallow “us vs them” viewpoint, and don’t know how to truly dive deeper into a subject (not just politically charged subjects, just any subject) - then you are imo more willing to accept a “magical” view of the world since you can’t understand what’s going on and you are at the mercy of whomever is more charming at the moment.