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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner
It really bothers me when people are convinced that they know "facts" when they are not true.
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I just don't understand how the buying public gets duped into thinking these things without checking the facts and doing any research...
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I hear ya man. In general the public is lazy, doesn't confirm/double check resources, doesn't bother to understand what statistics are really reporting, and tends to believe what they want to believe based on preconceived notions and internalized bias.
In a culture that all too often gets annoyed when it can't stop at a convenience store for fuel, custom order a deli sandwich, pour a coffee to individual taste, pay for it all, and be on the road inside of five minutes it would seem we've gotten far better at "spouting off" than we have at really taking the time to do our homework.