Monday.
“There’s a difference between being paranoid and very alert….” paraphrase of Buck Showalter, manager of the Baltimore Orioles
I guess my Achilles heel is disregard for the truth…which make this a really tough time to live.
It’s why I don’t watch the news: too noisy and most of it is awful. It’s why I get my information from a newspaper rather than the internet, because the paper is quieter. While all media has bias (because we are all human and we all have bias and the media is made up of humans) it would not be feasible for every news media outlet on the planet to flat out lie, or to coordinate together to tell the same lies, which is what some people seem to believe. Never mind the fact that there are severe consequences to journalist who are ACTUALLY caught lying or using unsubstantiated sources (See: Brian Williams and Dan Rather).
This is why I have been keeping a journal, almost religiously, for the last 2 months. I want a personal record of this time. On paper.
It is a small action that makes me feel better.
Re-watched the “Forehead Sweat” episode of the X Files last night when I learned of the existence of Qanon, a new conspiracy group that many people subscribe to. Because conspiracies are a refuge for the uneducated nutcases of the world. This episode pokes fun at the idea of people making up their own truth, quoting Orson Wells’ great words, “He who controls the past, controls the future.” (Actually, it was Rage against the Machine. Kidding. It was George Orwell).
Honestly, this stuff scares the shit out of me. People not remembering the past, not caring about the truth, taking the word of a madman over their own senses. I just fear what will happen in the future when knowledge is less prized than emotion. I’m afraid maybe we are already there.
I guess my Achilles heel is disregard for the truth…which make this a really tough time to live.
It’s why I don’t watch the news: too noisy and most of it is awful. It’s why I get my information from a newspaper rather than the internet, because the paper is quieter. While all media has bias (because we are all human and we all have bias and the media is made up of humans) it would not be feasible for every news media outlet on the planet to flat out lie, or to coordinate together to tell the same lies, which is what some people seem to believe. Never mind the fact that there are severe consequences to journalist who are ACTUALLY caught lying or using unsubstantiated sources (See: Brian Williams and Dan Rather).
This is why I have been keeping a journal, almost religiously, for the last 2 months. I want a personal record of this time. On paper.
It is a small action that makes me feel better.
Re-watched the “Forehead Sweat” episode of the X Files last night when I learned of the existence of Qanon, a new conspiracy group that many people subscribe to. Because conspiracies are a refuge for the uneducated nutcases of the world. This episode pokes fun at the idea of people making up their own truth, quoting Orson Wells’ great words, “He who controls the past, controls the future.” (Actually, it was Rage against the Machine. Kidding. It was George Orwell).
Honestly, this stuff scares the shit out of me. People not remembering the past, not caring about the truth, taking the word of a madman over their own senses. I just fear what will happen in the future when knowledge is less prized than emotion. I’m afraid maybe we are already there.
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