Oblivious
Dear Reader,
The ability to think and reason is a gift to mankind, but most of us don’t use it properly. We jump on bandwagon causes that we know nothing about, shirking from any sort of research because we associate it with school. Learning is frowned upon and awareness of anything, whether it be problems in our own country or issues abroad, is reduced to information through flashy pictures, videos, and marketing campaigns designed for attention and money. Even the statistics we so rely on while proposing action, while citing a source for a particular argument, are twisted into circumstantial evidence that can many times be misleading. How do we think? How do we act if all the information fed to us is misleading, or has potential to be so? We must resist the media, for being slaves to them is rendering yourself unthinking, useless. Not to say one should jump to conspiracies and lose trust in everything around them. When coming upon a news article or any other form of media that urges action, read criticism of the idea as well. Even if at first, you support it wholeheartedly, educate yourself on the opposite belief. This goes for research in any subject, whether it be fitness, what you should and shouldn’t eat, political positions, etc. Know the opposition well, and truly listen to what it has to say before jumping onto a belief or idea.
The observer
