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What is the problem? In high school and college I had to go to libraries, sometimes to Manhattan from NJ, to go to the NYPL on 5th and 42nd to get the right materials. Card catologues, sorting through stacks, writing down names and numbers to get articles pulled from files by staff.
Now you just hit Google. It's like a dream. But this seems too tough for many, many people. Research is a dirty word. Why read facts when you can watch TV and have talking heads explain stuff to you in a way designed to get ratings, not the truth? And these are people who care enough about politics and topical issues to post on a debate forum. Imagine the colossal ignorance of our average voter.
As an example, there are intelligent people here who don't believe climate change is real.
I find it difficult not to despair sometimes.
Now you just hit Google. It's like a dream. But this seems too tough for many, many people. Research is a dirty word. Why read facts when you can watch TV and have talking heads explain stuff to you in a way designed to get ratings, not the truth? And these are people who care enough about politics and topical issues to post on a debate forum. Imagine the colossal ignorance of our average voter.
As an example, there are intelligent people here who don't believe climate change is real.
I find it difficult not to despair sometimes.
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