There are thousands of brain snatchers all over the web. Some snatch your brain by putting other people down. Some snatch your brain by getting you to act against your best interests.
You can take your mind back by staying away from social media.
Instead of getting your news from social media sites, read several online mainstream newspapers. You can read many of them free, but you can support them by subscribing. And you will find a variety of opinions in all of them.
I myself read the Duluth News Tribune, Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul), Washington Post, and New York Times. I also listen to podcasts of God Morgon Världen, Science Magazine, and To The Best of Our Knowledge.
This blog entry was inspired by a library book that was displayed on a little stand at my eye level: TEN ARGUMENTS FOR DELETING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS RIGHT NOW by Jaron Lanier.
Consider that the Russians didn’t interfere with our election. It was far easier to interfere with the minds of people who get their news on social media.
And distrust anyone who rails against “lame stream media”.
