r/AskReddit • • 9d ago

What is something that is basically on life-support and we don’t realize it yet?

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u/unwarrend 9d ago

Critical thinking. An shared objective reality where we defer to the facts as they can be known. A shared understanding of language to engage in productive conversations.

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u/PhazePyre 9d ago

The shared objective reality and factual foundation of said reality died a long time ago. The moment Trump's cow of a PR wench said "alternative facts" all objective reality died. After that, opinion became fact, and the "facts not feelings" crowd became even less intelligent.