Back in the day, when free speech was much more available, one had to tediously study the information to discover the truth. If you were not a critical thinker with lots of time on your hands, trying to locate a truthful bit of information was literally like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Now, most do not have the time or mindset to read, let alone research anything. I blame that on the educational system. I taught for 27 years and the rule when drafting lesson plans was that the timing for each lesson had to be no more than 15 minutes. Some study somewhere had determined that children could not hold their attention for more than 15 minutes.
My experience told me that it could not be true. I remember, as a small child, sitting for hours observing anthills or the birds in trees. My son and daughter sat watching the entire comedy The Party with Peter Sellers – it was over an hour, they got all the jokes, and they were only three years old. So, I began lengthening the time of my lessons. Something amazing began to happen. My students became much more engaged in whatever the subject was. I had them reading silently books of their choice for an hour. My students would be so engrossed in their reading or their projects that I had to remind them about lunch or recess times.
The educational system programmed students to have short attention spans.
With the increase in the use of the Internet, smartphones, and tablets, there is a dramatic increase in available information. We can access information rapidly. There is less control over what is available to read and view. I believe that is why there is an increase in censorship and manipulation of information to relay a specific narrative.
The headlines rarely describe the main idea of the article; they are used to frame the point of view that fits the official narrative. So, I learned to ignore headlines entirely. People with limited attention span do not want to wade through several paragraphs, so truthful information is found either in the middle or last paragraph. I noticed this, and I began to read articles from the bottom up.
If someone writes something different from the official narrative, they must be silenced and discredited. I began to research people who were being discredited. Wikipedia is great for discovering people with the most truth, they are the people most vilified.
So, instead of having to search through a lot of information for truth, you can now find it easily and with little effort.
Look for information that is being repressed, censored, deleted, or discredited.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html
Listen to people who were renowned and respected, but because they have voiced some idea or information that goes against what the official narrative is, they are discredited, removed, and/or charged with some offense (usually sexual).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange
https://www.aol.com/tucker-carlson-longtime-producer-accused-132828872.html
Always view and read information with a critical mindset. Ask yourself who the information is really for and who it really serves.
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