Comment by jstarfish

9 months ago

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Seeing the world in "sides" makes it hard to discern truth from propaganda.

  • Only ever hearing a single one of them is propaganda.

    • > Only ever hearing a single one of them is propaganda.

      I'm not sure that's a primary propaganda definer. Crafted propaganda is commonly half of a both-sides view from nowhere.

    • Google is not a side though. It's a tool and what you see depends on how you use it, doesn't it? Odd thinking you have there.

    • No, it's not. Google was just first to the scene and established its name as synonymous with internet search. Just like photoshop, tesa, band aid, yoyo, jetski etc.

      Stop acting like everything is a conspiracy against you specifically, you aint a victim.

      PS search "yandex code leak racial slurs"

  • You have two sides pushing their own propaganda. The truth is somwhere in the middle usually. Knowing the actual truth is in most cases impossible.

    • This is exactly the view that propaganda pushes. There are not two sides, but rather a complex tapestry of different actors with many different philosophies which are inconsistent and change over time.

      Compressing that all down to "two sides" serves an agenda, and does a disservice to understanding the world for what it is.