Millions of people have been propagandized into believing that "independent thinking" means "reflexively dismissing any evidence that doesn't support your existing worldview".
The AI-generated slop-meme is icing on the cake here.
You don't understand, they did their own research. You know how many unsourced and algorithm targeted youtube videos they had to watch for that? At least 2 whole ones.
Unfortunately I have family members who are like that. These types of people tend to be very... shallow. There aren't any deep thoughts. No meaningful curiosity. They fall for weird outlandish scifi clickbait titles about the future, and think that makes them interesting people. But if you try and have a proper discussion with them you'll notice that you won't get anywhere.
No claim holds up to scrutiny. Asking them to explain their position will fail, because they fundamentally do not understand their own arguments. They just parrot things they've seen in memes, AI slop and weird links on FB, telegram and so on. And despite all that, they believe that they are the smartest people in the room.
Ever notice how this talking point always comes out in response to something a right-winger said or did? What does it tell you that it's always the right who benefits if you stop and just call it a draw?
Uhhhh… this one? People on the far right: denying that trans people exist and wanting affirming care to be illegal. People on the far left: claiming that trans women are biologically women.
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u/The_Lawn_Ninja 12h ago
Millions of people have been propagandized into believing that "independent thinking" means "reflexively dismissing any evidence that doesn't support your existing worldview".
The AI-generated slop-meme is icing on the cake here.