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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 3497143" data-attributes="member: 5800"><p>I dunno, since I was born there's been a lot of hijinks related to people's word not meaning a dang thing. How many dot com bubbles, real estate bubbles, car warranty scams, Enrons etc have been in the last few decades. All because people said one thing and meant another. Or just outright lied. Let's go back to Reagan who wanted to instill "trust but verify". I mean, why would that be necessary if someone's word really meant much back then even. </p><p></p><p>I grew up on the internet. I work on the internet --- the internet has NEVER been a place where you should trust everything. It's a reflection of society as a whole. The same people that have called you on the phone saying the IRS is out to get you, quick wire 10k to Nigeria or the people that call your grandma to talk her into some toxic scheme that'll lose her savings are on the internet too. Sure, most people are <strong>trying</strong> to put out honest stuff. But when people choose to ignore any sense of personal responsibility to check things out before spreading them it amplifies all the lies. </p><p></p><p>This is the same reason that I get my information from lots of sources. I don't have one single source. I want to check multiple and drill to original sources where possible --- that's a lot more work than believing what you want and calling everyone else a libtard though like many folks prefer. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yup --- funny how once cable came out and all the "news" places had to fill 4-32 or however many channels there are now with ads how the "news" became much less "newsy" and more "look at all this shiny sensational BS to get you hooked and coming back here".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 3497143, member: 5800"] I dunno, since I was born there's been a lot of hijinks related to people's word not meaning a dang thing. How many dot com bubbles, real estate bubbles, car warranty scams, Enrons etc have been in the last few decades. All because people said one thing and meant another. Or just outright lied. Let's go back to Reagan who wanted to instill "trust but verify". I mean, why would that be necessary if someone's word really meant much back then even. I grew up on the internet. I work on the internet --- the internet has NEVER been a place where you should trust everything. It's a reflection of society as a whole. The same people that have called you on the phone saying the IRS is out to get you, quick wire 10k to Nigeria or the people that call your grandma to talk her into some toxic scheme that'll lose her savings are on the internet too. Sure, most people are [B]trying[/B] to put out honest stuff. But when people choose to ignore any sense of personal responsibility to check things out before spreading them it amplifies all the lies. This is the same reason that I get my information from lots of sources. I don't have one single source. I want to check multiple and drill to original sources where possible --- that's a lot more work than believing what you want and calling everyone else a libtard though like many folks prefer. Yup --- funny how once cable came out and all the "news" places had to fill 4-32 or however many channels there are now with ads how the "news" became much less "newsy" and more "look at all this shiny sensational BS to get you hooked and coming back here". [/QUOTE]
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