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Comment on Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine

bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

The biggest issue is that true information is behind paywalls while the lies are handed out for free.

Americans have an almost Pavlovian response to news at this point, where they fundamentally can not trust a source of information until that source suggests the reader begin taking erection medication.

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Ibex0@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

true information is behind paywalls

Yup, no paywalls on right-wing garbage.

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- chitak166@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah, it’s funny how leftist care about societal problems until it fucks with their wallets.
  
  I guess that’s one thing the left and right can always unite on: greed.
  
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  - ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Capitalists. You’re talking about capitalists. Democrats are still capitalists, therefore they are not “leftist.” You cannot be a capitalist and a leftist.
    
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  - Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    leftists care about societal problems until it fucks with their wallets.
    
    Please elaborate
    
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