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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by tbrownaw on Friday January 01, 2021 @11:04AM (#25604169)
> The issue is where they report on things that I can’t easily verify. [...]. These are areas where I have no choice but to trust the media,

Why? What's wrong with just not really knowing?

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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by NineStarPoint on Friday January 01, 2021 @05:16PM (#25607789)
When it comes to governments, how they act impacts my voting preferences. When it comes to companies, how they act impacts who I choose to purchase from and work for. There are certainly wide swaths of information that aren’t relevant to my decision making process, but some things are hard to personally find out but worth knowing.
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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by ajuc on Friday January 01, 2021 @12:27PM (#25604841)
Well if the issue is something you have to act on then you should know.

Let's say there's talk about a new vaccine - should you take it or not. Or about candidates for some political office. Or about global warming.

I guess you can ignore everything, but if everybody does it's not going to end well.

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