They do no investigation, and think their first amendment entitles them to spit bullshit apropos of nothing.
This is true for most things in most places tbh. Just a direct aversion to really learning about anything because they half remember a high school history class, or slowly had an idea beaten into their heads through passive consumption of media, or someone they respect told them something once, or saw a meme, or at best a documentary at some point. A catchy but simplistic understanding is easier and preferable to most. Actually studying, reading, researching and being open to rethink what you thought you knew is rare.
It's especially annoying and pervasive in politics and history as pop media primarily exists to reinforce the dominant ideology. We got access to all the information we could possibly consume, but most engage with only the surface, with what is funneled into your mouth at high speed.
People get really set in their ways regarding that sort of folk wisdom. Sometimes on purpose. Really irritating, especially in the face of a more complex reality (or a reality that outright contradicts what they know).
Yeah, 100%. I get it though, its a way easier way to live tbh. A true grillpill.
I strive to make them feel bad in spite of their steadfast refusal to get serious or fuck off
As Marx would have wanted
(cw: a reference to animal cruelty)
The kitten-burners seem to fulfill some urgent need. They give us someone we can clearly and correctly say we’re better than. Their extravagant cruelty makes us feel better about ourselves because we know that we would never do what they have done. They thus function as signposts of depravity, reassuring the rest of us that we’re Not As Bad As them, and thus letting us tell ourselves that this is the same thing as us being good.
I'm sorry, are you saying that blindly agreeing with every report from my preferred cable news show isn't research? Rude.
Dinosaurs lived besides humans and they died because dinosaurism dosen't work it fails every time it's tried
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