Article: Fact Resistance by Joey Tartell
"Access to information is more easily accessible than at any time in history, but there is no built in truth filter. When there is no filter, all information- true, false, misleading, outright lies- can be treated equally. So what happens when people go looking for information? They get bombarded with all kinds of information, and sometimes don’t know how to differentiate the facts from the garbage.
Too often, people that want to convince you that their way is the right (and sometimes only) way are the loudest voices, working hard to drown out any that disagree. There seems to be an idea that if something is said loudly enough and often enough, it must be true."
This is an excerpt from a great blog post by phenomenal trumpet player and professor at Indiana University, Joey Tartell. It is a very thought-provoking piece about the times we live in, when anyone can be an "expert" and the loudest voices can seem the most correct.
Well worth the three minutes it will take to read.
