Oddbean

Well it depends People in general like to cling to biases Sometimes it's just a matter of learned behavior The government is just an organization made up of people With their own biases and agendas Politicians are notorious for their lying But that doesn't mean that Sometimes they don't truly believe their own lies Or occasionally tell the truth It's akin to the stereotypical car salesman Or defense attorney They'll give their own mother a bad deal while boldface lying to her if it improves their career or allows them to accumulate more wealth These things aren't specific or isolated to one type of group or profession They're universal People have more of an issue with government sponsored information because it doesn't always align with their biases Plus no one likes a bunch of overpaid crybaby liars telling them how to think However non government funded organizations participate in the same type of spin and sensationalism as the government funded organizations Think of it like competing tiktok users They'll do and say and be whatever the audience wants because it generates more engagement as well as money There are some that still believe in the truth But the important things tend to get a whitewash when they're actually part of a big company

That's true and that's your preference and hopefully we all continue to have the freedom to choose I prefer a mix of everything I like crappy footage from some rando's phone that's on the ground at the time of the event But I also like turning to fox or cbs or abc occasionally Already knowing their biases and what they value as a company But only for the things that I know they will go hard at and try to expose actual truth And seeing past the theatrics of it all I used to turn to RT for the same reason but quickly found out it's all lies Like the tabloids you'd see back in the day about batboy The type of barnum and baily sensationalism and hype with absolutely no truth Pure entertainment masquerading as useful information