Mojave Man comments

"It has been my observation that people today are more likely than in times past to dismiss something as "fake" that they do not understand out of ignorance and unwillingness to take the time to learn. They THINK they understand that thing, but really, they do not. This is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. We live in an age of instant gratification now more than ever before where communication, access to information (both true and false), and psyop propaganda are all constant and literally right at our fingertips and in our faces. Libraries and the labor of going to one and finding books or other printed materials and, heaven forbid, sitting down and reading that book, are a relic of the past. The problem with the instantaneous paradigm is that very, very few people take the time to look into any issue in depth. They think looking up one or two videos on a social media site is "research." That one should actually go to some place where historical events took place, or talk to people who participated in events, or visit a museum is not even considered. Why should they when they can just watch a few videos on YouTube and make a conclusion based on that? The internet is great on one hand for accessing information and sharing information, but it also has destroyed a very important part of investigation, that of actually participating in a physical, tactile, face-to-face environment. Without that experience, our learning is incomplete. Our brains have become soft and spongy as a result. I fear for the future of our culture."