20 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford OP 15 Aug \ parent \ on: Are Monopolies Always Bad? econ
Yeah, and in the current climate where every election its the most important election of our lifetimes it is even more absurd. Both sides act like the other side is going to destroy civilization. And yet... they pretend that we should have no concern with grating it more broad and sweeping powers.
I am left thinking either most people do not think, or most people that vote are morons. Probably a bit of both.
That sounds dark but I do think these tactics are slowly losing their effectiveness. But maybe that's just because of my circle of young people. They all seem to not fall for this stuff.
From what I observe the biggest problem is that most people give maybe only 0.1% of their attention to actually thinking about the issues carefully.
They may know something's wrong, like grocery bills are too high, or their insurance rates are going up, or this or that, but they spend very little time thinking about why. Instead, they rely on the bits and pieces they hear through the mainstream media, which almost universally leans left.
I do think more and more people are losing trust in mainstream media... but whether that translates to a more realistic view of how the economy and society functions is debatable.
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Yeah, that's fair. Most people are mostly consumed with making ends meet and their own welfare. This is also why populism and demagogues dominate politics.
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Right, and I'm not really blaming the regular people (by much; I do think most people could do a little more to be engaged in this stuff).
But no one can be expected to be an expert at everything. So reserve more blame for MSM journalists who don't really think critically (which allows politicians to get away with foolish claims), and I blame our education system for not teaching people better on how to think about economic issues.
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MSM journalists
Paid shills mostly. I'd argue almost 100%
education system
You misspelled state education system
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