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denydenydeny123
5y ago
If there are any take-aways from the previous year, they might include that "well-researched, well-evidenced claims" may later turn out to be false. The process of understanding is a continuum that we strive towards. There is an e
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denydenydeny123
5y ago
This is demonstrably false. YouTube endorses everything it does not censor. edit: And you should not put blind trust in any "news" organization either. Every observation deserves your full cognition to figure out what is plausibl
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denydenydeny123
5y ago
YouTube today and for the last few years engages in strong censorship and in no way represents diversity of free ideas. I would expect YouTube only to report honestly (as a news source) for things align with it's commonly held beliefs.
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denydenydeny123
5y ago
This should be the goal of (higher) education. I couldn't argue that someone is educated (regardless of degree) or wise without a practiced mind geared toward (critical) thinking.
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denydenydeny123
5y ago
Critical thinking is the best strategy. Censorship is paternalistic, imperfect, often nefarious and in many subtle ways far worse than having an unreliable brain.
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denydenydeny123
5y ago
Any site that engages in censorship can never serve as a trusted news source. The onus is always on the reader to engage in critical thinking. You should be able to read "misinformation" and easily discern it as such. You should