Sep 17 2023 - Headlines in the News - Stupidity Crisis
Headline in the Bing News feed - "A neuroscientist explains why stupidity is an existential threat to America | Opinion by Bobby Azarian - a cognitive neuroscientist and author.
He explains that there is both "collective intelligence" and also "collective stupidity" and they have equal influence. His says that stupidity is a scientific concept that refers to a specific type of cognitive failure. He theory is that it is a failure to use one's cognitive abilities effectively. You can be "smart" and still have a low IQ or no expertise in anything.
He goes on to explain the Dunning-Kruger effect. That's where individuals overestimate their level of intelligence, knowledge or competence in a particular area. Ignorance of their ignorance. The worry in America is the politicians who are regularly being elected to office but clearly exhibit the Dunning-Kruger effect. He goes on to worry about a stupidity crisis that is "threatening the nation."
The news source that reported this opinion piece? It is Raw Story. There are a few articles by Raw Story in the Bing feed. Who is this news organization? An American progressive news website founded in 2004 by John K. Byrne - they are bringing attention to stories they see as downplayed or ignored by other media outlets. They are given mixed reviews - maybe because they are left-leaning.
They have won a number of awards for their stories and the big story they predicted/reported before the event - making it a predictive "breaking-news" story?
“We’re gonna kill Congress”: Trump’s far-right supporters promise violence at today’s DC protests,” was published the morning of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, predicting exactly what would happen on that fateful day.
Considering this, where should I look for stories and reports now that the internet retrieval is controlled by Google/Bing and similar organizations who are seeking revenue and not information?
If we were looking for quality news organizations, who would we choose? A survey was conducted by Gallup/Knight about Americans' perceptions of the least and most biased news outlets in the US. The article is HERE. It is a love and hate story that divides between Republicans and Democrats. Who is the winner? The Wall Street Journal - both Democrats and Republicans rated it favourably. The rest are a story of love and hate.
I've been looking for this image and found it today. It was taken in 2010 or so and from the Loblaw Warehouse on Queens Quay at Bathurst.
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