Archived Does anyone else feel the more informed they get, the dumber they sound to everyone else? (whatever)
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Archived Does anyone else feel the more informed they get, the dumber they sound to everyone else? (whatever)
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[–] AmaleksHairyAss 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
Voat is a right wing echo chamber tinged with bitterness and hate. If this and sites like it are the main source of your information you are getting dumber. I'm not saying Voat isn't useful, I'm saying it can't be your primary source.
[–] collegetoker [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
It's left me better informed than most of my cohorts, so I don't really follow. Voat is a website, it doesn't make you hate black people or jews, the people who hate them already did. It did make me look into violent crime statistics and put a more watchful eye on Europe, however. Honestly, voat has been an education for me because I'm no longer blinded by the "feel good" glaze of liberalism.
[–] AmaleksHairyAss 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
It does if you lack critical thinking skills or, like most people, are susceptible to confirmation bias.