A new Dark Age?

Reading the papers and articles and yes, posts here...I wonder if a new dark Age is soon to be upon us?

So many people seem to prefer to believe"things" not backed up by facts.

Whether it's the US 2020 election results, the proof that covid vaccines have a legitimate place in combating this disease or even that masks help.

Will we see a surge of pitchfork wielding crowds marching in the streets, tearing down everything they fear?

I get the feeling we're fast approaching a cross roads and the future is unclear...

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

Its an interesting philosophical question:

"Can [i]too much[/i] information lead to a dark age?"

When journalistic standards collapse in the face of clickbait and people believe narrative over evidence,..

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Burnley123 too much of any one thing can lead to disaster... Be it drugs, speed or wrong information

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@ozgirl512 It's not necessarily about too much information. It's more about the quality of it and the lack of journalistic standards. Primary reporting is costly and time-consuming. Putting a conspiracy on the internet takes nothing.

I'm not sure there ever was a golden age. There has always been media bias and propaganda. It has got worse though.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@Burnley123 I agree about the golden age comment, if it existed it was post WW2.
As regards too much information, I think it's a mix of quality and quantity of information.
One radical piece of journalism won't do much... But repeat it often enough