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When people discovered that telling people what they want to hear makes them money. My favorite example of this is the entire sphere of anti-science "health" s
by const_cast 1y ago
When people discovered that telling people what they want to hear makes them money.
My favorite example of this is the entire sphere of anti-science "health" stuff on TikTok. Seeds oils bad, steak good, raw milk good, chemo bad. I noticed something. Every single time, without fail, this person is trying to sell me something. Sometimes it's outright linked in the TikTok, sometimes it's in their bio. But they're always salespeople.
Salespeople lie guys. They want you to buy their stuff, of course they're going to tell you their stuff works.
- QuantumGood 1y agoBelieving business, politicians or media if it sounds good has long been a big problem.
- const_cast 1y agoIt's significantly worse with the advent of the internet. Because ultimately anyone can say anything. Say what you will about media and the government, but they at least vet their stuff. They're not gonna tell you the Earth is flat.
- QuantumGood 1y agoNot in Benjamin Franklin's time. Look up what politicians said of the media in that era.