Meh. Most comments here seem to be playing this pretense game that having to be critical about what you read is something that happened post 2016 and pretendin

Meh. Most comments here seem to be playing this pretense game that having to be critical about what you read is something that happened post 2016 and pretending the internet somehow changed things for the worse when media, biases, political influence and propaganda hasn't been a think since the Inception of the written word. If you think we're suddenly "worse" then you're probably too used to your alleged set of beliefs being spread and shared by the major narrative setters and you were too comfortable in that echo chamber. But hey, it's easier to call anyone who thinks differently some name (Today it's customary to rail against the evil right, in "the west" but your mileage may vary) and write "insightful articles" about post truth eras and the like.