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[โ€“] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah there is an element of that, but I don't think it's entirely controversial to say that it all gets old very quickly.

Critical thinking takes work and research, which is fine for a specific topic or when you're reading something with existing context like something historic... but keeping on top of something where all the belligerents are pushing out narrative on a daily basis becomes fucking soul-destroying to fact-check and evaluate.

I don't think this is a "both sides" fallacy. It's just being super fed up of the constant shitslinging and media manipulation.

[โ€“] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

It is alwqys a bothside fallacy when you you equate the agressed and aggresor