[theonlybutlet]

I'm a bit flabbergasted as an outsider. Reading these comments, there's such a lack of trust it seems in very basic tenets of society and it's institutions in America. (Dismissing certain factors to a degree I'd understand.) If this were an actual sample (which I hope it's not) the country may just descend into anomie.

[eastbound]

Inversely, I’m flabbergasted that some people still have trust in institutions like journalism. I can’t count the times I knew about a subject, then read it in the newspapers and it was true.

The scientific article that is not quoted in the article may say “…therefore we can’t conclude that XYZ” and all your colleagues are persuaded of XYZ because the AP or Reuteurs or AFP dépèche said “Scientists conclude on XYZ.” Anything, from police arrestation reasons to diplomatic stories, is rehashed into something unrecognizable from the truth.

Did you know that “Man sues $1m from McDonalds for a coffee served too hot” was false?

[mcny]

I have heard about the case and how McDonald's was clearly liable but I didn't realize how mass media acted as a mouthpiece of the chamber of commerce.

> ABC News called the case "the poster child of excessive lawsuits"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau...

I won't assume malice rightaway given the PG essay submarine but it is not journalism either. I can see how people wouldn't trust the news.