Comment on The New York Times Simulator - A free casual game about manufacturing consent
MolochAlter@lemmy.world 10 months agoEveryone consumes whatever they agree with with less critical thinking, it’s an absolutely normal bias to have and nobody is immune.
That’s why when you hear someone say “I do my own research” you don’t think “this person must be highly educated” but rather “this person listens to ‘alternative’ media.”
Just because you consume a different kind of propaganda, doesn’t make you wiser, it makes you have a different set of biases.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
It’s also important to remember that being aware of the psychological effects of something does not make you immune to those effects, or even consistently lessen them in a measurable way.
einlander@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Placebo works even when the subject knows it’s a placebo.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 10 months ago
There's a difference between placebo and plain ignorance
einlander@lemmy.world 10 months ago
…harvard.edu/…/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect