The Dunning-Kruger effect
In an age where getting attention has never been easier. There so many voices and opinions online, that it can get overwhelming. It's a double edged sword how we can so easily let out our opinions into the ether.I doubt there has ever been a time, where one can be exposed to other schools of thought and cultures so easily. Imagine the echo chamber one would be stuck in, five hundred years ago, because all that you knew was limited to the boundaries of your village. The issue now is discerning what is actually edifying and true. Eloquence is not always a reflection of trustworthiness. The fact that something is packaged in an appealing manner, does not always mean that it is the genuine article. Unfortunately what is superficially appealing can garner so much attention quickly. All it has to be is a well edited clip that baits the watcher into following whatever the philosophy of the day is. I have to be weary and conscious of it myse...