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Yeah absolutely! It's crazy and I think one of the reasons why I really need to cut down my internet and reddit usage down somewhat. For a topic like this, that I know nothing about, I am mildly curious and don't want to research it in-depth to get an answer as this would be a wildly bad use of my time, so i rely on others that seem more knowledgeable, but the problem is, who do you believe and what can you trust when you do this? To really know, you have to verify, but to do so on a mild interest topic, is not worth it, therefore how much of this general consumption is ultimately of any use or has much of a point. Worse, I wonder in which topics my view is now warped, as I read some comment somewhere that I accepted as truth at the time and I now believe it although cannot remember the source. One of the troubles with Reddit, is that upvotes give a post apparent credibility but are voted on by everyone and most of the people there aren't experts or know what they are talking about, so the reality is whatever sounds the best, sounds 'nicer' or more politically correct gets the upvote. The truth, which might not fit that mould, will get much more mixed results. |
The problem is, just because redditors think that a response is correct does not mean that it is. But at some point, especially on topics you know less about, you may start to confuse this prediction with your own opinion. Scary stuff!