One of the reasons facts don’t always change our minds is that we are keen to avoid uncomfortable truths. These days, of course, we don’t need to mess around with a static-reducing button. On social media we can choose who to follow and who to block. A vast range of cable channels, podcasts and streaming video lets us decide what to watch and what to ignore. We have more such choices than ever before, and you can bet that we’ll use them.
