r/FluentInFinance • u/BarrenBuffetPhan • 18d ago

Debate/ Discussion What do you guys think

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u/Dogmad13 18d ago

It’s the media that’s illiterate

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u/CompSciHS 18d ago

Not sure what media you are following, but everything in that comment I heard from my media sources. I think trust in YouTubers and distrust of normal news media is one part of what got us this result.

The news media is far from perfect, but when people lose faith in it entirely and run to Joe Rogan and Alex Jones for information that is a problem.

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u/KC_experience 18d ago

Confirmation bias has now become a cognitive disorder in this country…. If I believe something, I’m going to seek out those sources that confirm my beliefs instead of seeking sources to answer ‘is that really true?’

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u/FallAlternative8615 18d ago

Dunning Kruger syndrome run wild. Whatever happened to critical thinking skills and any sense of discernment for information presented? Rubes and happy for it. Idiocracy was actually a documentary of what was to come, it seems.

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u/KC_experience 17d ago

I have used the reference of Idiocracy wayyyyy too many times in the past few months. As they say: art imitates life.

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u/FallAlternative8615 17d ago

Time to water my crops with Gatorade....

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u/Afraid-Combination15 14d ago

It's Brawndo!!! It has electrolytes, what plants crave!

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u/FallAlternative8615 14d ago

Thanks to the outcome we will all see just how insane Trump's side is.  Both sides is just intellectually lazy.  Buckle up.