Please tell me this is parody.
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2025
1 points (60.0% liked)
Fun Loops ▶️
634 readers
196 users here now
Posting interesting/cool/funny videos from Loops here
Thanks to @Bluefruit@lemmy.world for the icon and banner!
Discussion of and questions about Loops should go over in !loops@lemmy.world
If the loop you're posting isn't original content uploaded by the creator, prefix the title with ♻️ or [R] (if you don't feel like typing an emoji) for "reposted". For example, ♻️ Cute dog or [R] Cute dog.
Note that some loopers upload their loops to multiple platforms including Loops, so you might see insta/tiktok logos on videos that aren't marked as reposts.
If you know the source for a loop marked ♻️/[R], please comment with it!
Rules:
- Don't be a dick
- Don't make me add more rules
founded 3 months ago
MODERATORS
Based on having seen a few other of her loops, I don't think so. Think it's an honest question
Why would it be parody?
I'm just going by the transcript (at work, can't watch the actual video), but it seems to be heavily defending getting news from social media. That's like....part of why everything is going bonkers.
Well - again at the risk of sounding old and crusty - younger generations have real issues getting reliable information. They grew up on shallow information and information overload, so their attention span is extremely short. They don't read much if at all (I'm talking sitting down for half an hour to read in peace something with some depth).
I'm not criticizing. It really is the issue of their generation. They of all people deserve accurate information to make informed decisions for their world, they really have a deficit we older folk who grew up without the internet don't have in that respect, and they're being manipulated by sumbitches with an agenda all the more easily as a result.
I think the lady in the video asks a real question. Personally, I'm glad she realizes something's not right with the way she receives information and asking what's wrong and what to do about it. That means she'll never truly be a victim of the aforementioned sumbitches, because she has critical thinking in her. But clearly she needs help to be informed in a way that seems obvious to us, and I really don't think it's a joke.
Fair enough.
To provide an actual answer, just go to the wire services (AP, Reuters) and you'll get reliable news that cover like 80% or more of what's happening. Pretty much every news org is padded with wire service stories anyway. Most of what's left to fill in is just local stuff; for those, check out local news stations / local NPR site for quality coverage.
And if they're US based, cross reference them with Media Bias Fact Check to make sure it's a quality source (e.g. not owned by Sinclair)
Aside from vetting local sources, that's like 3 sites tops for about 90+% coverage.
At the risk of sounding hopelessly old and condescending, I'd say choose 4 traditional newspapers, 2 from each broad political spectrum and read them. Simple as that. You can read more elsewhere of course, but make that the foundation of your daily information routine.
Does it take time? Yes. But if you feel the need to get quality information, you gotta invest the time. That's held true for decades, if not centuries before the internet was even a thing.
I curate a personal RSS feed for news. On purpose. I read things.