A well-informed individual with a basic understanding of sociology, history, and philosophy, coupled with firsthand knowledge of their country and society, finds accurate information in newspapers. Daily exposure to consistent coverage on a particular subject fosters a nuanced understanding. Newspapers go beyond facts, offering insightful analysis and editorials. I assert that information gleaned from newspapers surpasses the reliability of content obtained through social media.
True. A lot of people dunk on the factualness of traditional media while putting alternative media on a pedestal, when in reality, because alternative media have no standards, they can produce misinformation at 10x the rate that traditional media does. There's a reason why traditional media put out retractions and alternative media doesn't.
@@ajiththomas2465 Right. The interpretation of information hinges on the perspective of the reader. Whether from newspapers or social media, it is crucial to view the content as opinions or interpretations rather than absolute facts. For instance, reporting Australia's World Cup win is factual, yet discussions on the correlation between democracy and environmental pollution represent viewpoints. While newspapers face legal constraints, social media operates with fewer restrictions. Consequently, newspaper information is more likely to be accurate, yet social media serves as a platform for previously marginalized voices. Each medium presents distinct advantages and disadvantages.
I feel like the point was partly lost here. Generally, newspapers probably offer more accurate information compared to social media for example, but I wouldn't put any source of information into a pedestal. Healthy dose of skepticism is needed when approaching any information. Also, in my opinion it's not entirely about what newspaper or social media tell you, but what they are possibly not telling you. Not only can newspapers or social media give you an illusion of understanding, but they can give you an illusion of understanding what is important or worth knowing. Even notable newspapers can be full of useless junk information. Then again, it's also up to the interpretation, what is useful information and what is not.
that could not be further from the truth. In fact, we've had two world wars based on lies spread by the news media. Two wars in irak based on lies spread by the news media. 3 years of mass psychosis induced primarily by news media (coh-vide) ... the examples are many ...
Im having this problem of frustration and impatience. Im doing my PHD and stressed on the books 'I want to have read'. Thank you for this video, Im learning to accept my pace. Slow is advantangeous!
Have you happened to read anything by Alfred Korzybski. Science and Sanity is a refreshing look into the intellectual errors often made in mass media. The structural differential is a nice exercise on how to manage layers of abstraction. The most fascinating idea in his work is that we never do know "what is", but only its abstractions. Thus he discouraged using "to be" in an existential sense. His followers created a language called e-prime to follow this rule... any guesses why it's torturous to use??? 😅
yup it's all turned into metadata and fractal reading. reading the bible for the first time has been surprisingly easy with an extreme deja vu due to all of the cultural metadata I have received the past twenty years yet it has a depth that most books never even attempt to reach. we need to bring back deep text with deep reading not just surface level trivial information. it's a problem everywhere right now not just within the literary world and has a major negative impact on scientific research and theological progress as we need people to be able to read and write in such a profound manner. people have forgotten the absurd polarization between a fools knowledge and a sages integrated and actualized wisdom. when knowledge is everywhere who wants to work for wisdom?
To understand (ironic) that all mass media (what we now call traditional, and alternative or social media) is a source of entertainment. Do you want to / care to understand a topic? You must do research, and know how to research. It's an individual endeavour.
“Gives the reader an illusion of understanding.”
This was good!
A well-informed individual with a basic understanding of sociology, history, and philosophy, coupled with firsthand knowledge of their country and society, finds accurate information in newspapers. Daily exposure to consistent coverage on a particular subject fosters a nuanced understanding. Newspapers go beyond facts, offering insightful analysis and editorials. I assert that information gleaned from newspapers surpasses the reliability of content obtained through social media.
True. A lot of people dunk on the factualness of traditional media while putting alternative media on a pedestal, when in reality, because alternative media have no standards, they can produce misinformation at 10x the rate that traditional media does. There's a reason why traditional media put out retractions and alternative media doesn't.
@@ajiththomas2465 Right. The interpretation of information hinges on the perspective of the reader. Whether from newspapers or social media, it is crucial to view the content as opinions or interpretations rather than absolute facts. For instance, reporting Australia's World Cup win is factual, yet discussions on the correlation between democracy and environmental pollution represent viewpoints. While newspapers face legal constraints, social media operates with fewer restrictions. Consequently, newspaper information is more likely to be accurate, yet social media serves as a platform for previously marginalized voices. Each medium presents distinct advantages and disadvantages.
I feel like the point was partly lost here. Generally, newspapers probably offer more accurate information compared to social media for example, but I wouldn't put any source of information into a pedestal. Healthy dose of skepticism is needed when approaching any information. Also, in my opinion it's not entirely about what newspaper or social media tell you, but what they are possibly not telling you. Not only can newspapers or social media give you an illusion of understanding, but they can give you an illusion of understanding what is important or worth knowing. Even notable newspapers can be full of useless junk information. Then again, it's also up to the interpretation, what is useful information and what is not.
@@eero2973 Agree 👍
that could not be further from
the truth. In fact, we've had two world wars based on lies spread by the news media. Two wars in irak based on lies spread by the news media. 3 years of mass psychosis induced primarily by news media (coh-vide) ... the examples are many ...
Thanks to the newspapers for providing me with free wrapping paper.
Im having this problem of frustration and impatience. Im doing my PHD and stressed on the books 'I want to have read'. Thank you for this video, Im learning to accept my pace. Slow is advantangeous!
Same with radio, and then television
Twitter was the letters from the readers section.
Have you happened to read anything by Alfred Korzybski. Science and Sanity is a refreshing look into the intellectual errors often made in mass media. The structural differential is a nice exercise on how to manage layers of abstraction. The most fascinating idea in his work is that we never do know "what is", but only its abstractions. Thus he discouraged using "to be" in an existential sense. His followers created a language called e-prime to follow this rule... any guesses why it's torturous to use??? 😅
sounds fascinating! thanks for the share.
yup it's all turned into metadata and fractal reading. reading the bible for the first time has been surprisingly easy with an extreme deja vu due to all of the cultural metadata I have received the past twenty years yet it has a depth that most books never even attempt to reach. we need to bring back deep text with deep reading not just surface level trivial information. it's a problem everywhere right now not just within the literary world and has a major negative impact on scientific research and theological progress as we need people to be able to read and write in such a profound manner. people have forgotten the absurd polarization between a fools knowledge and a sages integrated and actualized wisdom. when knowledge is everywhere who wants to work for wisdom?
Dr neil postman said this exact same thing. Read his book- amusing ourselves to death
Interesting
So what's the solution to this problem?
Independent media. Mainstream has a consistent history of being biased favoring corporations and the 1 percent
To understand (ironic) that all mass media (what we now call traditional, and alternative or social media) is a source of entertainment.
Do you want to / care to understand a topic? You must do research, and know how to research.
It's an individual endeavour.
Multiple sources of information, mostly. Intellectual rigor.
I stuck up for you on TikTok lol
Thanks brother!
@@RCWaldun haha dramaaaaaaaaaa
Too much information, useless most of the time.
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