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Normalize doing the work to have an opinion before having an opinion.

Kye Fox@kyefox.com

I think it's understandable for people to not understand accounting, but I also think it's reasonable for them to recognize that fact when engaging with media on the topic. "I don't know enough to form a coherent opinion on this" is a complete answer to a Reuters headline.

21/10/26, 1:28 am0 reposts3 likes

Kye Fox

@kyefox.com

I usually lean in favor of blaming systems over talking about personal responsibility when so many people fail this way, but cultivating a base level of critical thinking is the single highest impact thing you can do to improve your life, and anyone can do it.

themarginalian.orgThe Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical ThinkingNecessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood.