Melissa: |
Many of us suffer from info shock. |
Satoru: |
Yeah, after a certain point, people don't wanna read or hear any more –
their intellects shut down. At that point, dogmatic thinking often kicks in.
People sufferin' frum information overload tend ta rely on instinct rather than rational thinking. |
Melissa: |
George Bush and Donald Trump are a good example of how dangerous this can be:
both exhibited a blatant disregard of facts if they contradicted pre-conceived notions. |
Liao: |
We need to learn how to critically digest information. Many people have poor information filtering skills. |
Tim: |
Agreed. It 's in the interest of
ruling elites to create passive consumer-cows who are easily manipulated. |
Liao: |
Is it? I'm not so sure . . . |