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Right, not saying that just because it comes out of someone's mouth who's on TV makes it anymore true. Just that the Internet is the worst of platforms for honesty.
That's like saying a lot of people lie on the telephone. What's better than the internet? Scholarly articles? That's not always the case depending what info you are looking for. There may have been a few journos in history that would have the balls to look into things like this, but that's likely too dangerous a proposition with how closely people are tracked and monitored nowadays. So, you get shitty sources, half of which are lies and misinformation, and, if any of these "wingnuts" became popular, they wouldn't survive long.
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[–] Chiefpacman ago
Right, not saying that just because it comes out of someone's mouth who's on TV makes it anymore true. Just that the Internet is the worst of platforms for honesty.
[–] tcp ago
That's like saying a lot of people lie on the telephone. What's better than the internet? Scholarly articles? That's not always the case depending what info you are looking for. There may have been a few journos in history that would have the balls to look into things like this, but that's likely too dangerous a proposition with how closely people are tracked and monitored nowadays. So, you get shitty sources, half of which are lies and misinformation, and, if any of these "wingnuts" became popular, they wouldn't survive long.
[–] Chiefpacman ago (edited ago)
"That's not always the case"
Yup. But it usually is, IMO. If you disagree, you can say so here.
If you want me to give more of a shit, get a degree in that field- and write a report.