• Jumbie@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Anything with the word tariff in it should be automatically filed under Stupid News.

    Why do humans keep appointing the dumbest evil people as their leaders?

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      7 hours ago

      The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

      The majority of people will always follow a certain dumbass over a well-informed, but unsure, rival.

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      2 days ago

      Because half of adults read at a 6th grade reading level (at best), so recognizing bias and context is just beyond them. And rich people have spent decades building a media ecosystem that takes advantage of this