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Originally Posted by edslunch
It's fine to be skeptical about a few things, and you might even be right, but for so many people being a skeptic becomes part of their personality. Once they think they are getting a peek behind the curtain then of course nothing can be trusted. A big part of it is the algorithms on YouTube and elsewhere. Once you start looking down the rabbit hole you are led deeper and deeper by their suggestions.
As bad as Twitter and Facebook are, YouTube is the real killer here. It's always 'I saw this video', and if they saw that video then they had suggestions for a dozen more like it or worse. Honestly, at some point shutting down all social media might be the only answer.
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I think the new trend is far more dangerous than the skeptical "just asking questions" crowd. Now the problem is they don't ask questions. The listen to a 3 hour podcast, take it all in, and that's now part of their world view. That's my brother's problem, anyway. And if you say stuff that doesn't match what they now "know", you are the crazy one. Ones they put an ounce of trust into these new personalities, they are lost. And most of the time they don't even ask the most basic of questions..can I trust this guy?