Education: Privilege and entitlement
The arrogant, entitled, self absorbed, narcissistic elite think trashing universities will end the war in Gaza.
Fact check: Snopes says Covid lab origin is a conspiracy theory, and claims they never said that
Funny – fact checker Snopes said in the past that a Covid lab origin was a conspiracy theory, then one of their fact checkers denies they ever said that.
Media: Media claims layoffs are due to “market failure”
Layoffs in the media are not a market failure (as journalists incorrectly allege) but a market success that drives inefficiencies out of the market.
Media: Reporters think highly of themselves
Reporters need to listen more and stop telling other what to think. They need to understand why reporters are not trusted and often despised.
Meaningless propaganda: Doomsday clock at 90 seconds to midnight
The Doomsday Clock is pointless and useless but gets much media attention. Its sole purpose is for propaganda purposes.
Media: Don’t do your own research, rely on experts
Expert suggests you not “do your own research” and think for yourself. Rely on the experts, like him, apparently.
Betteridge’s Law Again: “Shots Fired at Colorado Supreme Court after They Booted Trump from the Ballot. Coincidence?”
Betteridge’s Law strikes again. The answer to the headline is No, of course.
Media: Rely on Appeal to Authority to vet information
In the same week, probably half a dozen allegedly independent media outlets all run stories saying “trust the experts, do not think for yourself”. Wild.
Media: “Negativity drives online news consumption – PubMed (nih.gov)”
“Negative words in news headlines increased consumption rates (and positive words decreased consumption rates).
Content mills: News you cannot trust
An easy way to spot content mill garbage – the stories have no author! Of course, some AI sites have created fake author bios with AI generated head shots.