there are people alive today who think mccarthyism failed not because it was inherently flawed, racist, and wrong, but because they stopped too soon. until we are all free, none of us are free. hope for the future lies in caring for children and nurturing in them a better vision for the future than the present we’ve been given. we have to make propaganda that they will refine and pass on, too. there needs to be generational continuity about the importance of class solidarity across arbitrary differences like race, gender, inherited cultural origins, and sexual orientation
May I add to the important topics? I have thought the same thing, but the list isn’t complete without a generational continuity for scientific literacy and free-thought/skepticism as well.
We have to expect that there will inevitably be someone attempting to manipulate and hold sway over people of the future. Not a point in history exists without struggles for power, and in our own lifetime we’ve seen just how bad the misinformation can get. The future is going to be even more confusing. Solidifying the values listed above is crucial, but without also encouraging skepticism, humans will continue to be swayed by irrational arguments that appeal to basic impulses.
It feels like a lofty goal, I admit, but the best way to combat disinformation is to inoculate yourself against it. The more our children can understand the basic reasoning behind science, internalize the idea of “learning from mistakes,” and can recognize and dismiss logical fallacies, the better their chances will be to resist the con artists that chronically masquerade as “leaders.”
there are people alive today who think mccarthyism failed not because it was inherently flawed, racist, and wrong, but because they stopped too soon. until we are all free, none of us are free. hope for the future lies in caring for children and nurturing in them a better vision for the future than the present we’ve been given. we have to make propaganda that they will refine and pass on, too. there needs to be generational continuity about the importance of class solidarity across arbitrary differences like race, gender, inherited cultural origins, and sexual orientation
May I add to the important topics? I have thought the same thing, but the list isn’t complete without a generational continuity for scientific literacy and free-thought/skepticism as well.
We have to expect that there will inevitably be someone attempting to manipulate and hold sway over people of the future. Not a point in history exists without struggles for power, and in our own lifetime we’ve seen just how bad the misinformation can get. The future is going to be even more confusing. Solidifying the values listed above is crucial, but without also encouraging skepticism, humans will continue to be swayed by irrational arguments that appeal to basic impulses.
It feels like a lofty goal, I admit, but the best way to combat disinformation is to inoculate yourself against it. The more our children can understand the basic reasoning behind science, internalize the idea of “learning from mistakes,” and can recognize and dismiss logical fallacies, the better their chances will be to resist the con artists that chronically masquerade as “leaders.”