It would be interesting to see if rates of belief in conspiracy theories/propogation of misinformation etc geographically correlates with less economically well-off regions within nations. From anecdotal experience I'd suspect it would, though data can always surprise.
How can we entice or incent people to seek media literacy? Aside from assigning it as part of an educational curriculum, are there ways of getting people interested in critical thinking? In considering perspectives and information that don’t align with their current beliefs?
I think you can interest people in this; but the brain space required to contemplate this question at a personal or societal level requires a significant degree of stability.
In times of societal change and scarcity, I think it’s really really hard. Swimming against the tide - but worth swimming nonetheless
It would be interesting to see if rates of belief in conspiracy theories/propogation of misinformation etc geographically correlates with less economically well-off regions within nations. From anecdotal experience I'd suspect it would, though data can always surprise.
How can we entice or incent people to seek media literacy? Aside from assigning it as part of an educational curriculum, are there ways of getting people interested in critical thinking? In considering perspectives and information that don’t align with their current beliefs?
Whew! The million dollar question.
I think you can interest people in this; but the brain space required to contemplate this question at a personal or societal level requires a significant degree of stability.
In times of societal change and scarcity, I think it’s really really hard. Swimming against the tide - but worth swimming nonetheless