[wenc]

I took a course on critical thinking once which taught me to at least pause and ask questions when I read something sensationalist.

I’ve learned that when my impulse is to say “It sounds like something X would do,” it often leads me down very wrong paths.

Just because the vibes point in that direction often doesn’t mean it’s the truth.

This is exactly how misinformation starts and real people pay the price for generations. Just look at the MSG (monosodium glutamate) untruth that has hurt many Chinese restaurants and Chinese Americans over the years. Misinformation is not victimless.