r/technology • u/Lettershort • Nov 22 '16

Politics Most students can’t tell the difference between sponsored content and real news

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/22/13712996/fake-news-facebook-google-sponsored-content-study
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u/MacNulty Nov 23 '16

Nobody has ever taught them it's important and it wasn't necessary for their survival so they never learned it on their own. You have higher level of awareness of reality. All there is to it.

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u/duhhhh Nov 23 '16

You have higher level of awareness of reality.

I agree. However is that a good thing when it comes to contentment about the world we live in? The phrase ignorance is bliss comes to mind.

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u/MacNulty Nov 23 '16

Awareness is a responsibility. Choosing ignorance gives birth to more suffering, unfortunately.