Last thought of the night.

tldr

lmao

Personally, I can't wait until I get my retirement $ and have waaaaaaay too much time on my hands, sitting on GLP 24/7

Been thinking about this a lot lately, how cognitive biases affect the ability for people to understand the world around them. Understanding events like disasters and conspiracy involve being able to navigate many layers of deception and data and being able to live somewhat comfortably with ambiguity.

Most people tap out after two or three seconds of cognitive dissonance. They honestly freak out and just want to be told what to believe. This kind of herd mentality and normalcy bias is why the term "sheeple" gets thrown around in these parts.

Most controversies in human history don't have simple answers. A lifetime of study would be necessary to understand just one era in human history in any depth. And it is not isolated but shifts and blends into the next. Rather than supporting and encouraging specialists to unravel the mysteries, the powers in power tend to want to marginalize such specialization and understanding. So conspiracy research for example which should be one of the most important areas of study is considered fringe and cataloged with crackpot garbage pail stuff.

The average person does not seem to have the time or inclination to sort the diligent researcher from the planted agent who mixes 60 percent fact with 40 percent wild eyed ranting.

Nothing worse than people who refuse to even look at supporting evidence, due to a preconceived bias. Not surprising though, due to the enormous volume of information content, people are exposed to on a daily basis though.

The tidal wave of bullshit mixed with truth is enough to turn most people off from wanting to sort it out.

I get it. I understand.

Sad times we live in.

If that is your wish, I fully support it.

Just make sure you take some time for other things too!

Tidal wave of bullshit... yep. Annoying and stinky.