A hard question I’ve asked myself in recent years is ‘have some of my beliefs been given to me or are they my own?’. Before social media, we would see headlines in newspapers, news shows, magazines, etc. that were designed to trigger a response and get us feeling a certain way. As you dive deeper into the subject, you may find the headline was misleading.
The problem is, we sometimes skip that part and roll with the belief based on the small bit of information we have. This has compounded greatly with social media. Carefully curated clips or memes can make a person, group, or situation look one way—then when you look at the whole video, or read the article, you find that you’ve been intentionally misled.
If we’re trying to make the most of the time we have, it’s important to not allow anyone to curate your beliefs. Remember to look at the whole picture when you come across things online. It’s not a conspiracy theory to say that we are being intentionally fed belief systems that may not align with our own core values.
Are you seeing what I’m seeing?
— Bus
1 comment
André
Well said. Reinforces the point that today, perhaps more than anytime in history we have to fact check, look at bias, look at sources, look up full quotes learn some of the background about who is saying what and what their motives are….and most of all: study & understand history! that informs what kind of imagery is being manufactured in the current time. I hear ground news is very good for sorting out bias