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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by nugget on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @02:58PM (#20689087)
To what extent did people and institutions deserve our trust?

Speaking as a younger American, I was raised with a lot of bad science, corporate bullshit, and Government subsidized propaganda. The Internet just amplified contrarian voices and revealed certain truths for everybody to see. Today I feel wary, hopeful, and motivated to make it better.

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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by hos234 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @03:52PM (#20689563)
Good attitude.

What I don't like is Adults telling kids, it's all on them to make things better. It's not on them. These Adults are the kind who don't know what else to do, and no one should be paying attention to them.

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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by notduncansmith on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @05:27PM (#20690444)
It kind of is on us, in the sense that many people currently age 40+ are not part of the solution and are not going to be.
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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by hos234 on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @06:45AM (#20694191)
Learning takes time. Most 5th graders have access to all the info 10th graders have, that doesn't mean they are ready to solve 10th grade problems.
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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by drdeadringer on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @03:30PM (#20689366)
> I was raised with a lot of bad science

What are some examples of this bad science?

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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by jborichevskiy on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @04:24PM (#20689853)
The food pyramid pushed in all the elementary/middle schools comes to mind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_pyramid_(nutrition)#Contr...

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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by hirundo on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @03:38PM (#20689447)
The lipid hypothesis, the replication crisis, frontal lobotomies ...
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Re:Younger Americans less trusting of other people, institut... by WhyKill on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @05:26PM (#20690430)
anything in the last hundreds years related to pop sci, nutrition, or health advice.
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