Most people don't read newspapers or books anymore, they just look at the endlessly changing pictures and eye catching headlines that pop up on their "smart" phones. The problem is that you have no idea who posted these things or what their motivations are.
With Musk's money, Trump paid people to put millions of posts directly onto peoples phones. They dominated the media with promises they can't keep and stories about the opposition with out any regard to reality or truth. And when that's all people see in front of them, (because they have stopped reading quality fact checked journalism) they start to believe it, as they aren't seeing anything else. Also if so many others think it's true, it must be correct. Following the herd, means you don't need to think for yourself.
Through out my life, what I read I believed. Newspapers had a brand that editors protected by not printing rubbish. The Television did likewise and books only got into print if the authors where scholars and the manuscripts checked for errors.
Today, social media permits anyone to say anything and the world can read it, and because most people grew up trusting what they read, take it on face value, even if it is designed to mislead or confuse. We are in a transition period where it is now the readers responsibility to fact check the material we read, as no one is doing it for us anymore. This is inefficient but how it is.
Whilst I take full advantage of this social media freedom, posting on this blog and quora, I write trying to express everything I have learned clearly and sincerely. I keep re reading posts, checking if it is outdated or wrong or just poor writing that is available from far superior writers elsewhere. I have, to the best of my ability and knowledge, attempted to write quality material that I believe to be correct and worthwhile. I don't want to waste peoples valuable time.
Thank you for reading.
