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Would you rather be misinformed, disinformed, know a lot, know a little or know nothing? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 3 days ago by NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would rather know a little, honestly. Because what pisses me off about information today is that I don't really know who's value I am to take and even be skeptical towards. So I'd rather know little.

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[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

I would rather be misinformed than disinformed. Either way you have a chance to learn and grow, but at least with misinformation you can come by it honestly. Disinformation is far more grave of an issue

They say ignorance is bliss, so I'd probably be happier to know a little. Unfortunately, I already know more than a little and it's not easy to unlearn, so I guess I'm cursed with awareness now

However, if you only know a little then you're more susceptible to (dis/mis)information. That can have a tremendously negative impact on your quality of life - although I suppose you might not be aware of it

The world would be a better place if we all knew more about it. The only reason why knowledge is cursed is because with knowledge we see how unfairly a few humans treat each other