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by iso1631 2055 days ago
I look out my window and see it's chucking it down

I post "It's currently sunny where I live"

That's misinformation.
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jfsanchez91 2054 days ago
No. that's not misinformation, that's your perception.
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OneGuy123 2055 days ago
To compare "its sunny but I said it's raining" and the media reporting complex is beyond stupid.

How can you even compare?

It's silly that there exist people in the modern age who still believe the news.

And it's these lying news (who are private owned) who define "misinformation".

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rorykoehler 2055 days ago
I've seen enough people fall into this trap where they correctly identify the out of control corruption and destruction of our current economic system and therefore conclude that QAnon must be the objective truth. How they go from A to conclude B on this one? I have no idea. There-in lies the issue with all these disinformation campaigns. We live in hypernormal times and few are equipped to make sense of it.
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OneGuy123 2055 days ago
Strawman, I never mentioned QAnon.

> We live in hypernormal times and few are equipped to make sense of it

EDIT: no, there are not "few" equipped. Because no one knows who is lying NO ONE is equipped.

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rorykoehler 2055 days ago
Knowing that means you are equipped. I wasn't aiming the QAnon thing at you. I agree in general with your comments but know they must be qualified with the fact that you are discrediting all sources of information until you learn more. A healthy scepticism is essential to navigate this world.
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