ultimately, every individual is responsible for what they choose to take as truth. this is why there has been such an aggressive assault on critical thinking in favor of “parental authority”-- just believe what you’re told and stop asking questions.

it’s not that hard to separate the plausible from the questionable, from the obvious bullshit.

as an example, dr. fauci is a doctor. he’s been a doctor for decades, has risen to high positions in the field, has been producing research, also for decades, which has been cited by other experts in the field frequently. and, prior to bullshit claims by trump and the entire GOP, was never the subject of any controversy.

so the discerning mind has no trouble concluding that it’s reasonable to assume that fauci, who knows what he’s talking about and has no apparent reason to mislead the entire world, is a credible source of information, while trump, a notorious conman who told 30,000 verifiable lies in his first term alone is absolutely NOT. so the GOP preaches “vaccines are bad,” and the “patriotic” american says “vaccines are bad”

yes it’s fucking mind-bogglingly stupid, but the problem isn’t a lack of availability of information, the problem is information literacy–the skill (yes skill) to separate truth (even if only “likely” truth) from fiction (even if comically obviously fiction). which the GOP is actively, deliberately, visciously undermining, while no one says a thing, because we’re preoccupied by nazi gestapo trump cultists rounding up innocent citizens because they’re brown

“breakfast is the most important meal of the day!”

https://marketingmadeclear.com/kelloggs-marketing-lie/

tl;dr: it’s fucking not.

related: you’re not going to 100% die (or even get sick. yes really) if you skip a meal (or even 2), fatass.

edit: i have to add another thing

diamond engagement rings are absolute 100% bullshit, which, as a genXer, i only learned later in life. i wouldn’t be adding this if there weren’t still way too many people who are completely bamboozled by this fake “tradition” invented solely to make obscenely wealthy people even more obscenely wealthy.

if you’re going to flood your veins with 500 grams of pure glucose, might as well do both. eat the waffle regularly, and wrap the pancakes around sausages and dunk them in that salad bowl of syrup you’re also eating all of

that downward spiralled quickly

just locker room talk

for me that was maybe the most infuriating response to this whole thing. from women too, no less.

i’ve been in many locker rooms, with other dudes, and have never once talked about sexually assaulting women, joking or otherwise

you do you. enjoy your convenience. for my part, i will continue to spend $0.00 for the privilege of being the product.

all of these brands can take their smart devices and go fuck themselves with it. “convenient” GTFO

“libtard” = someone with the capacity to feel empathy = enemy of fascism AND communism

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-can-someone-do-with-your-bank-account-and-routing-numbers/

edit: it’s incredible to me, that people put as much trust as they do in the entire world

ok. tell me your account and routing numbers

“ok. tell me your account and routing numbers then”

it doesn’t take much critical thinking to conclude that smart tvs are bullshit, but apparently too much for most people

in america, “conservatives” will tell you that they want a return to “traditional values” even though that’s just barely the case in reality.

what maga really wants:

be racist/bigoted with complete impunity
mandatory jesus
own slaves again
failing that, resegregation
tradwife

i’m definitely leaving things out, but you get the idea–pretty much the fantasy is to return to the 1950s

edit: i want to add, a LOT of maga voters will say “no i don’t want that i don’t want that” while literally voting for and supporting and wearing t-shirts of the party that’s trying to force people to deify charlie kirk, and punish anyone who doesn’t. it’s absolutely fucking insane, and whatever problems exist in europe, please know that here’s at least one person who envies you

“i’m… offended by him saying that too…”

https://youtu.be/RBa82t-NNuU

the “adulting is hard” bit makes it look like a complex that’s nearby a university. having had friends in similar living situations, i can tell you: over-privileged college kids in their first not-mommy&daddys-house residence can be absolutely out of fucking control

non consensual scenarios. i know it’s all acting, but it’s a turnoff for me, and kind of disturbs me that people get off on rape fantasies