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 It's not that most people are dumb or uneducated. It's that most people are educated enough to believe what they've been taught but not educated enough to question it.

That’s what it means to be a product of your environment.

Don’t believe what everyone else believes just because those around you do.

Do your own research, and then form your own opinion. 
 Don’t Trust, verify! 😍. Love you 
 The educational system itself is completely flawed, built on one-dimensional premises where everyone is given the same limited options of X, Y, and Z, resulting in uniform outcomes.

Imagination and creativity are stifled by the pressure to follow the norm. The greatest innovators and inventions are often created outside these restrictive barriers.

Education is indeed the key, but it must serve the purpose of fostering creativity and free thinking. https://image.nostr.build/dcc842e430fca54c73adfc8a8d14c947170621d77ed5bdef26dc64e87e453411.jpg  
 But do learn how to do research first. How to recognize logical fallacies and bs in general. This is where many conspiracy theorists go wrong, dyor is harder than it seems 
 To sum it up, it's actually because people are dumb and uneducated 
 But seriously, if people are too dumb to understand that their environment is a completely lie (fiat),well they are just too stupid 
 Critical thinking is one of the most underrated qualities in every human society because it endangers both the power structure and the status quo.

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 This started when they stopped teaching critical thinking/reasoning skills in grade school.  
 Preach! 
 Critical thinking is one of the most underrated qualities in every human society because it endangers both the power structure and the status quo.