This is clearly the age of accessible information. Information is everywhere, and can easily reach anyone who wants it, and even if a person doesn’t want it, it is there. Think of a time when information could only be had by someone else speaking it directly to you. Then came smoke signals, then the written language. Think of how many years humans walked the earth before that written language could be conveyed to the masses with the printing press. Then telegraph, then radio, then television, then, the king of all news conveyance, the Internet. Before the Internet, information that was spread to the masses who were separated by great distances, was filtered. Not everyone could print a newspaper or create a radio station. Only certain pieces of information were conveyed to large masses of people—information was selective and in the hands of the people who controlled that media. Now a big hunk of it (the Internet, unless it is censored) is not.
Hi Todd, cannot think of an intelligent response - but want you to know I have read this - and agree with all you’ve said..
Maybe another topic might be how weary the shrews are getting of searching for the truth.. I am finding a general fatigue creeping in and far less is being shared.. I suppose because there is so much now that we do know- little point in passing it on..
Thank you for this article…it helps me make sense of what is happening with my family and friends. I find it pretty fascinating the differences between shrewdom and sheepdom!
Nice article. We talk about it this way at Living a Good life Church, a rational, intentional community.
"Since we are critical thinkers we are very careful about which beliefs we ingest. All of us are constantly bombarded with unproven theories from questionable sources of information. The process of cultural secession from dominant narratives can challenge one’s social moorings and open the secessionist’s mind to all sorts of anti-establishment theories. We tread carefully into these murky waters and use our critical thinking skills to arrive at our beliefs."
And this from my web page:
"In a social media-driven information age that simultaneously avoids important ideas and saturates us with false information, I try to be both a "spreader" and a "sifter". I will help you discover important wisdom and filter out inaccurate nonsense - and then help you do something with the awareness."
Hi Todd, cannot think of an intelligent response - but want you to know I have read this - and agree with all you’ve said..
Maybe another topic might be how weary the shrews are getting of searching for the truth.. I am finding a general fatigue creeping in and far less is being shared.. I suppose because there is so much now that we do know- little point in passing it on..
Thank you for this article…it helps me make sense of what is happening with my family and friends. I find it pretty fascinating the differences between shrewdom and sheepdom!
And this fascinating (U.S Centric) story about how and whom are responsible for shaping perceptions:
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/07/exploding-watergate-myth-bruce-bawer/
Nice article. We talk about it this way at Living a Good life Church, a rational, intentional community.
"Since we are critical thinkers we are very careful about which beliefs we ingest. All of us are constantly bombarded with unproven theories from questionable sources of information. The process of cultural secession from dominant narratives can challenge one’s social moorings and open the secessionist’s mind to all sorts of anti-establishment theories. We tread carefully into these murky waters and use our critical thinking skills to arrive at our beliefs."
And this from my web page:
"In a social media-driven information age that simultaneously avoids important ideas and saturates us with false information, I try to be both a "spreader" and a "sifter". I will help you discover important wisdom and filter out inaccurate nonsense - and then help you do something with the awareness."
Bright minds think alike (:.