And, of course, the first response twitter shows me is from some absolute dingbat claiming that PG’s statement still means Sam was fired from YC.
It’s frustrating but at least some people are going to believe whatever conspiracy theory they want to believe regardless of any other evidence or argument presented to them.
I’m not sure how we solve this, but it’s becoming ever more important that we do. Make reading comprehension and critical thinking a core part of our education systems? Aren’t they already though? And still… idiots gonna idiot, and the internet will give them as many platforms as they want.
It’s frustrating but at least some people are going to believe whatever conspiracy theory they want to believe regardless of any other evidence or argument presented to them.
I’m not sure how we solve this, but it’s becoming ever more important that we do. Make reading comprehension and critical thinking a core part of our education systems? Aren’t they already though? And still… idiots gonna idiot, and the internet will give them as many platforms as they want.