I would rather know a little, honestly. Because what pisses me off about information today is that I don’t really know who’s value I am to take and even be skeptical towards. So I’d rather know little.
good propaganda makes you skeptical of all sources of information and one of the ultimate goals is you make you distrust the information from the people who are genuinely trying to help make this world a better place just as much information from known enemies.
It sort of depends on the topic. Some things I can do nothing about and I find them infuriating, perhaps to know nothing about. But generally speaking, I agree with the OP, not easy to find a reliable source of information despite the amount (or precisely because of the amount).
I would rather be misinformed than disinformed. Either way you have a chance to learn and grow, but at least with misinformation you can come by it honestly. Disinformation is far more grave of an issue
They say ignorance is bliss, so I’d probably be happier to know a little. Unfortunately, I already know more than a little and it’s not easy to unlearn, so I guess I’m cursed with awareness now
However, if you only know a little then you’re more susceptible to (dis/mis)information. That can have a tremendously negative impact on your quality of life - although I suppose you might not be aware of it
The world would be a better place if we all knew more about it. The only reason why knowledge is cursed is because with knowledge we see how unfairly a few humans treat each other
Knowledge is important. Wilful ignorance is a bad trait.
Zappa said: stupidity has a certain charm, ignorance does not.
I have stopped watching the news a few years ago. Occasionally i’ll check it if something major happens, otherwise i’ll hear the important things through others.
I must admit i am much happier since. So i rather know little :)
Know a lot. My main philosophy towards life is discovery and knowledge.
Know a lot. With so much misinformation these days, knowledge is incredibly important.
So you don’t know enough to navigate the news therefore you’d rather know a little?
Isn’t it better to know a lot so you can navigate news and everything else properly?
Or you stop navigating. Might mean you will end up living in an environment you do not like, but maybe at that point you don’t even know it could be better.
You would probably just start disliking what they manipulate you into disliking, instead of what you actively discover as wrong.
Unless you cut all social contact, that is.
At birth.
I don’t watch the news, because it’s not like you get unbiased facts - it’s the entire behavior of the news anchors and the people, and the editing, that creates a form of programming of people’s minds.
It’s also almost 100% negative. And you can’t affect anything.
I guess people watch it because they are scared of not knowing what’s going on? I don’t need to know what’s going on. If I lived in Thailand, I would miss all western news and it wouldn’t matter at all. So why not act like I live in Thailand.
Let me know if the news ever help someone feel better about themselves, or how to get better relationships, how to love people more. Because that’s what my life is about. And how to have fun. :)
I already know that I know nothing, so I’d say I’m content enough with that
I’d rather know a lot, because nowdays that’s all I can have.
I’d like to know a lot assuming what I know is facts
The conflicting information is either someone’s opinion or just straight up false, if you knew everything you’d know what was real and what was propaganda
