> Just don't be naive. I do sometimes wonder where all these strawmen you find are who go around believing everything they read without passing it through thei

> Just don't be naive. I do sometimes wonder where all these strawmen you find are who go around believing everything they read without passing it through their own internal bullshit filters. These people must be massive clods, barely able to make it through the day without throwing away all their money on television informercials. Even some of the least intelligent people I have ever known have notions of "some info good, some info bad," even if I usually disagree with which is which. > In short, the best defense is being skeptical but still entertaining of everything you hear/read. Except you just said journalism is dead and everything we hear and read is thought control. Every time I hear someone rallying against these complete simpletons which they seem to think they are surrounded by, I can't shake the feeling they're just shouting at a mirror.