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Cake day: September 4th, 2023

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  • I think people in general are too lazy to do their due diligence. Plus, given the sheer volume of information being force fed into our minds every second, it’s not surprisng some ideas take hold. I personally think it has an amplifying effect, i.e. if a person is so predisposed, the influence is just that much more pronounced. Older people tend to have much more information to fall back on to resist radical changes to their opinion, but if the incoming data runs parallel to their beliefs, it gets stronger. Conversely, younger people do not have as much of a firewall, and are usually in the process of forming their world view, so would likely be more influenced by ratings and celebrities.

    Americans are no different. But, the lowering standards of education doean’t help.