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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
9d ago“When did you figure out that a source you trusted was actually misleading you, and what changed after that?”
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The Cost of Letting main stream media and social media Do Our Thinking
Lately I’ve been thinking about how both the political left and right are pushing narratives through social media, and a lot of what’s being shared is made up of half-truths or no truth at all.... What Is The Third Side?
The Third Side exists to slow the internet down long enough for facts to breathe. We examine public claims through timelines, evidence, source comparison, and narrative analysis.... Someone gave me a tip during the Global Financial Crisis that I've since used to help with meaning-making for big, global, potentially ideologically charged news.... - Fritzy...
One thing I tell others wanting to discuss the current political scene is that the distance between one side or the other is clouded by beliefs that might not be based upon actual facts. The "I read it on the internet" might not be based on facts.... - FlyingDaisho...
100 percent agree. It is so easy to hear a narrative that catches you emotionally one way or the other and latch on to that information as true. I rarely in day to day life find that people explore the truth of these ideas, rather travel the path of least resistance and trust... - FrankieBoy...
My process is quite simple. I subscribe to a number of sources such as Axios, Politico, NY Times, Snopes. When I see similar claims or information across multiple platforms, I tend to accept them as facts.... The Open Question April 1: How do you decide what to trust?
Right now, today, when you see a claim online or hear something from a friend or read a headline: What's your actual process? Do you have one? Do you mostly just feel it? Something else? When was the last time you changed your mind about a source you used to trust?... Possible Is Not Proven
One of the internet’s biggest mistakes is treating “possible” like it already became “proven.” A claim can be plausible and still unsupported. A suspicion can be reasonable and still incomplete. A confident speaker can still be wrong.... - renee...
IDK much about either one either. I love what you do! Stayin’ in your range of influence. I figure as long as I vote, I don’t need to tune into all the stuff in between. I know enough to vote. My mom plays Fox in the afternoon for hours.... - [deleted]...
That’s actually kind of what my post was about. When we start calling whole groups “low IQ,” make blanket claims, and say one side is pure good and the other is pure evil, we stop thinking critically and start reacting emotionally. My point wasn’t left vs right.... - laymanpascal...
From a developmental perspective onr of the most interesting questions is how early and how safely can children be taught to not believe content. Without losing sincere engagement, we also need to acknowledge that images, videos,.voices, identities of people sending messages,... What's your actual process? Do you have one? Do you mostly just feel it? Something else? I'm skeptical by default. Then, I notice the framing, eg: are they trying to get me to do something? are they painting us v them? are they trying to engage my morality?... I spend my time researching real‑world events, writing clear editorials, and digging for truth in places most people overlook. I enjoy examining claims, exposing misinformation, and cutting through noise to get to what’s real.... Dr. Phil McGraw recently shared his views on new Pentagon documents about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Celebrity opinions on technical government matters often prioritize emotional impact over precise evaluation. Viewers and readers benefit from separating fame from actual subject-matter authority.... - onHhello, love to talk what is going on in today's politics with the IDIOT in charge my main serious concern for our country.byJustJacki...
Everything you claim may be true, I don't have the time or inclination to prove you right or disprove your statements, as there are many. What I do know, however, is almost every company at some point go through a "restructuring" and Duke chapter 11 or 13 as part of the process... - Cyaboi25...
'Everyone's Entitled to Their Opinion' is Killing Good Conversation
There's a difference between having an opinion and having a reasoning process. "Everyone's entitled to their opinion" sounds fair. It sounds democratic. But it's actually collapsed the whole thing.... - Neo...
Hello all 👋🏻 I've just signed up & just wanna reach out here. I'm on several social media platforms and strive to be a seeker of truth. On so many issues the reader/viewer can't speak with absolute certainty that what they're seeing/viewing is true or even slightly real... - Sassiebrat67...
I agree completely. But me being me, wonders, WHY the information is so abundant and what are the keepers hoping to achieve? Is the information given, not to help us with gaining knowledge, not to make us wiser, but rather, to keep us so busy trying to assimilate it all, while... ...at the very least, part of this 'conundrum' is predicated on the human tendency to think in binary terms; we want to believe that things are either "good for you" and you should eat more of them, or "bad for you" and you should eat less (or none) of them.... - AskAves...
I am a writer, mother, teacher, cancer survivor, and I am empathetic to a fault. The invite to this platform intrigued me, because I believe our country needs more unity. We won't solve any problems if we can't come together....