• EmptyAsparagus@piefed.social
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    8 days ago

    the “curious” gives so much free thinker energy. they honestly believe, that they’re deep thinkers, while they actually just make up shit and ignore most facts.

    • jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works
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      8 days ago

      Things never go beyond curiosity for these people because theyre not interested in the details or facts

      They have a tenuous relationship with the truth

      • decolo@piefed.social
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        8 days ago

        My parent is like this. Competent in some specific domains, but when you start to discuss politics or world news, suddenly it’s all “how can you know what’s real?”

        They have a complete binary understanding of reality. Media literacy requires gathering lots of different perspectives on an event and filtering them through an understanding of each reporter’s bias, and all they can manage is true/not true. anything beyond that sends them into a Gish gallop fear spiral

    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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      “Instead of reading this physics book - which I should’ve read in middle school - I will reinvent physics to my best knowledge. This is objectively better because I did it myself and didn’t let Big Physics indoctrinate me.”

      “Oh and I will take advice, but it won’t be from Big Science. I’m not stupid.”

      I’m tired of facepalming. Options?