76 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 15 Aug \ parent \ on: Are Monopolies Always Bad? econ
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.
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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