The American form of Government

[BigV]

My point, and I thing TGGR's point is, that there comes a time when *enough* is known to make an actionable decision.

There are a million topics about which I know very little. Most of those topics have a depth of content that I haven't plumbed, that I haven't even skimmed. Some of those topics I disregard because I'm not interested in what I see in the title. Some I ignore because of who is talking about it. Others I don't bother with because the little I've seen is dumb. But in all those cases, we could have a talk about how much is too much and what is crap and what is not--even knowing little about the content.

Are you suggesting to me otherwise? Does your world have no gossips? No busybodies? No clueless bosses talking out their asses? No salespeople promising stuff they don't know about? No relatives that know more about your life and how you should live it than you do? Really? Then I'd like a ticket to your world, please. Because in my world, people talk all the time about stuff they don't know about. I'd like to vacation in xoB land. It would be quite refreshing, I imagine.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yeah, I got that. But you said;

And there's certainly plenty of room for spirited discussion about the quality and the quantity of that content.

My response is, there is too much spirited discussion by people that don't know what the fuck they're talking about, because they couldn't be bothered to find out what the content is, or decided they knew by some magical powers. I see it in the media, the real world, and here in the Cellar, people who become an expert from a sound bite.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yeah, I got that. But you said; My response is, there is too much spirited discussion by people that don't know what the fuck they're talking about, because they couldn't be bothered to find out what the content is, or decided they knew by some magical powers. I see it in the media, the real world, and here in the Cellar, people who become an expert from a sound bite.

Once I hear someone lie to me, I don't need any further information from them.

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I see it in the media, the real world, and here in the Cellar, people who become an expert from a sound bite.

Those are not always the problem. The problem are the few who only have a sound byte and get attached only to that sound byte. They cannot expand beyond and embrace a larger picture.

Many with soundbyte knowledge use it as bait to attract larger knowledge. Not everyone does that.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by tw

TThe problem are the few who only have a sound byte and get attached only to that sound byte. They cannot expand beyond and embrace a larger picture.

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[Flint]

What do they call that thing where you carry 1,000 pounds of your most heavy-handed bias into every exchange of information, thus allowing you to make instant snap judgments based on almost no tangible informaton whatsoever, thus guaranteeing that your body of knowledge remains a stagnant, static platform from which you can shout hollow proclamations of superiority?

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Flint

What do they call that thing where you carry 1,000 pounds of your most heavy-handed bias into every exchange of information, thus allowing you to make instant snap judgments based on almost no tangible informaton whatsoever, thus guaranteeing that your body of knowledge remains a stagnant, static platform from which you can shout hollow proclamations of superiority?

Apparently, sanctioned idiocy. That's what I'm calling it.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by Flint

What do they call that thing where you carry 1,000 pounds of your most heavy-handed bias into every exchange of information, thus allowing you to make instant snap judgments based on almost no tangible informaton whatsoever, thus guaranteeing that your body of knowledge remains a stagnant, static platform from which you can shout hollow proclamations of superiority?

Internet political discussions.