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There is some level of value to that statement. We’ve reached a point where information is easily accessible and entirely worth distorting in bulk. Every day is mired by constant propaganda, whether through ads, posts, family, or friends poisoned by think tanks and bigots and political commentators. Often all three.
I know for a fact that I succumb to some amount of propaganda, and others do as well, you included. Those that say your quote don’t mean it that way, but it’s a major societal red flag when found as frequently as it has been. The disconnect between the world and internal world views are now dangerously wide