Re:A lot we know about pirates is not true, and a lot of wha...
by TeMPOraL on Monday May 08, 2017 @02:17AM
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> While that is perhaps true, you cannot assume the people around you hold similar views about truth.
Which is sad because really, truth is a simple concept. For some reason, many people don't feel like their beliefs should in any way correspond to reality.
> It is still valuable to understand the mainstream perspective.
I agree that the role of media as social objects (shared things to talk about) is important, but there's a tradeoff here - the more junk you put in your head, the easier it is to hold a conversation with random strangers, but you're still puttting junk in your head. Is socializing really worth it?
Which is sad because really, truth is a simple concept. For some reason, many people don't feel like their beliefs should in any way correspond to reality.
> It is still valuable to understand the mainstream perspective.
I agree that the role of media as social objects (shared things to talk about) is important, but there's a tradeoff here - the more junk you put in your head, the easier it is to hold a conversation with random strangers, but you're still puttting junk in your head. Is socializing really worth it?