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Phil Davis's avatar

I learned a long time ago to trust no one. Especially so on the internet. I will though lean towards trusting the likes of Alex Jones's before any media company. They need revenue, and lots of it, and will play with the news for views.

There are plenty of charlatans here on Substack or preachers of half truths. Then there are those who mean well but have a lousy BS meter.

I think it's just called humanism.

As I have come to appreciate from Jordon Peterson. Once you let free speech loose (which I advocate) the psychopaths take advantage to do their evil work. And, that is exactly the risk that Substack has in front of it, it can be a fatal risk too. This goes for Musk and Twitter also.

We must be on our guard not only for false, misleading data or narratives. But, also for purposefully crafted messages used for extreme evil. We have let the monsters out of the box buy or lack of concern for propoganda over the decades. We got fat and happy in the easiness of the West. Now, we are under attack and finding out our enemies have been surrounding us for decades.

This is not the time for a mental vacation. We are in middle of a information war that has dire consequences for the future.

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Crixcyon's avatar

It getting more difficult to trust anything about the last 3 years and the current effort to find the truth. It is easy to be bamboozled and faked out by various thugs who care only for themselves and what they can reap from other's fear and ignorance. It's a constant battle to find people and ideals that one can firmly believe in.

Yes, I believe the WEF and the elitists will fail in the long run. Since I am older, I don't have much to lose fighting back against tyranny. I don't know how I'd feel if I was 30-40-50 years younger. Without naming individuals ( in media, government, tech areas, the medical field, etc) there are some that are rock solid and I trust without a second thought, some that I flip-flop over and most I completely distrust or ignore.

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