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    11 months ago

    Most people don’t want the correct answer, they just want their preconceived biases to be confirmed.

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        yep. The bigger the sub, the worse it was.

        You would get some niche subs were there was some decent discussion but once one passed about 100K subscribers there would be a noticeable downward spiral.

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      Uh no, if I’m looking up how to troubleshoot an issue with my computer’s motherboard, I don’t want to be told to slather it in banana pudding just because I like bananas. There ARE things where you can’t “bias” your way out of it, things that are objectively correct and incorrect.

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        They’re talking about people who believe misinformation or that their opinions and values are (or should be) universal. There is very little critical thinking or empathy from the masses on social media.

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        There ARE things where you can’t “bias” your way out of it, things that are objectively correct and incorrect.

        There are still people who believe the world is flat.

        The things you believe are objectively correct and incorrect are not the same for everyone.

        That is the problem,

        Reality is not the same for everyone and many people believe they have the right to enforce their version of reality on others.

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    Experts often qualify their answers and a certain segment of the population sees this as weak. It makes sense if you consider the strength of your faith being an asset you would view any nuance as weakness.

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      This is the issue. Experts effectively speak in another language than the rest of us, and the dummies/(honestly mostly) intentionally disengenuous among us use that to disqualify experts.

      Experts know there’s a margin of error. Dummies are easily convinced by the intentionally disengenuous that the margin of error accounted for means it’s all bullshit.

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    The Internet also claims to be more experienced in a foreign country than the people living there

    People on reddit certainly acted that way responding with their opinions when they think they know better than the people who actually have grown up in that country and experienced it