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What's up, antivaxx schizo? You aren't a scientist. You have no idea what you’re talking about. You cannot differentiate between reliable sources and unreliable sources, and that is if you even look at original sources in the first place. What's more likely is that you trust sketchy infographics, e celeb grifters, and facebook boomers without ever questioning their validity, their conflicts of interest, or their motives.
And then you brainlets dare to get on your high horse and talk shit about "NPCs."
Really ask yourself this: if you're such a highly intelligent individual, then why are you such miserable failures in every other way?
This is how I, a functioning member of society, arrive at my opinions: I trust the fourth estate in my country to function as it should and to provide me with factually correct information. Where I can, I try to compare what I read with my own everyday experiences and personal anecdotes to get an understanding of how the world works.
However, I have no reason, time, or ability to honestly research each and every single thing out there.
To a large degree, you HAVE to trust the authority of experts in our society. The internet is not the great equalizer of information you think it is.
Call me what you want, but that's the truth. Trust in its institutions is what makes a society. Without that trust, we are nothing and we have no country. Be honest. While there were proven failures or fuck ups in the past, if you live in a modern Western country, you have no reason to distrust your government.
Come at me if you want. Let the anons from actually corrupt shitholes like Russia, Iran, Venezuela, China, and North Korea tell you what it's REALLY like to live in a country with a government that you cannot trust.