How do you research information?

“They google the answer they’re looking for”

lol. This is EXACTLY how Joe Rogan looks up stuff on his show.

We’ll either survive this or we won’t

Well he's not wrong

So... this is correct

HOWEVER

It is critical that *everyone* double and triple check their stuff because every single one of us falls victim to confirmation bias at one point or another - whether it be in "research" or our relationships.

And everyone needs to understand that they are in a cyber echo-chamber. Every single app you use applies one or more algorithms to you, based on an unholy amount of information they gather through all that fine print you didn't read. Everyone's news is tailored to keep them engaged, usually through outrage.

Kinda ties into their mechanism of always excusing Trump, whatever he does. They learned how to move goalposts really well and never ever concede

• Lying? Oh he’s just over exaggerating.
• Making immoral statements like saying to a 10 year old that he’s gonna date her in 10 years? Oh that was AI generated and if he really said it, he was just joking.
• He’s a convicted felon and raped Jean Carrol? Oh there are millions of immigrants who are worse!

Huh, I never even considered searching for the answer that way. It’s almost like these folks are fucking morons.

Incredibly accurate.

I once got into an argument with an in-law about the moon landing, of all things. He didn't believe it happened. We went back and forth with him linking blog posts and me linking physics to debunk bad pseudoscience.

Eventually, it just came down to me telling him, "If I just grant you your conclusion is correct and that we've never been to the moon, your reasons for believing that are bad. I linked you science and you linked me some dude's blog."

its as if confirmation bias is a new weaponized Mandela effect

Looks like his hair is a hat