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I also want to add the danger of taking "facts" at face value. I have ADD as do my kids. They are inundated with information I never was and I have to debunk a lot of shit they see online because of the source (manosphere shit is everywhere). Seriously it's an absolute fire hose of bullshit online if you don't know how to filter content.
Yes. I try to teach my kids critical thinking as much as possible. It'll probably be the most important skill in life going forward.
I feel like so many societal problems can be understood better from the angle of basically everyone experiencing chronic information overload. It appears that you're suggesting that people with ADHD/ADD are more vulnerable to this, and I agree. I imagine that in a few years, we'll see research verifying this, and everyone with ADHD/ADD will go "no duh".
In a perfect world a good government would be heavily regulating social media to prevent disinformation.
I continue to say when I was a kid you could all go to the local bar and there was Dale drunk going on about his insane shit and we could all ignore it. Now Dale is online with all the other Dales and they're crazy but they're not dumb and they found out how to weaponize their insanity.
Sigh.
Best we can do is educate our kids my daughter has friends who have anti-vax parents. Mine are not and I do my best to educate other kids when here. I don't undercut their parents. I simply try to provide them with the facts and the hope is, the long game they will get smart.