And on social media, every idiot with thumbs gets equal airtime and thinks their opinion is equally valid. It isn’t. Credibility, competence, and expertise matter. The trad media filter is good, actually.
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Obviously one must be careful in picking their sources. If all you do is watch Fox News, that’s bad. You also have to practice critical thinking. There’s a propensity for people to blame trad media “both sides-ing” issues, but if you can’t tell the difference between a legit argument backed by …
credible subject matter experts and a stupid political argument thrown up as a weak attempt at balance from a nincompoop, then *you* are the problem. Media consumers are also lazy and need to stop blaming media for their laziness.
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