my key takeaway:. "A world in which everyone is lying to you is a world in which you can pick and choose whatever you want to believe and to reject. If you know the liars are out there, you’ll be careful; if you think the liars are everywhere, you might give up on the idea of truth altogether." (from your link)
scepticism is a normal necessity; cynicism is the consequence of mis/disinformation.
I dispute the claim the writer made that mis/disinformation is a small fraction. perhaps quantitatively but not in the effect as media companies grab onto such fake news as a means of triggering readers/audiences. sensationalist outrage is the effect from magnifying such nonsense. and the worst of it all is in the political arena.
why are political people so determined to use false information, aka lies, to supposedly benefit their profile? because it attracts people who want to believe lies.
