No matter how you look at this blog post, you can be guaranteed that it is
one that has a myriad of opinions on what is and what is not. The idea that
anyone could ever make a statement that in the sea of information that flows
through the collective veins of the internet is at all inclusive or exclusive,
or even evidence of truth is an injustice in and of itself. At the end of the
day we cannot trust anything from the internet, even in its purest form.
Depending on how you argue this sentiment, whether through blog, wiki,
youtube channel, or mainstream media, one truth remains, nothing is ever as it
seems. And in this day and age it almost seems as if we live in some fantasy
world where you can make a choice between a red pill and blue pill and “enter
the matrix” if you will…
With all of this being said my main thoughts on all of this are stick to the
tried and true methods of story verification. First and foremost, if you read
it online the first rule is BE Suspicious, the second one is, if you read it in
black and white print in a magazine and it supports what you have already read
online, there MAY be a great deal of merit to it!
Finally, I have always been a true believer in certain aspects in MAINSTREAM
media. If you want to use sub domains and subpar websites to gain your
information, use your head and compare with mainstream media outlets no matter
what political views you have (MSNBC TO FOX NEWS) and understand that if there
are some parts echoed on either or both sides of the fence, then there more
than likely is some merit to what you have discovered.
Of course, in the end, if you want to be safe, talk about tried and true
events, proven through the annals of time to get your teaching point across and
avoid that monster altogether if you have to.
Mr. H.
Mr. H. I found your comments to be very interesting and heartfelt on your part. I seems like you have had some personal experience with retrieving false information from the web at some point. I have heard many people say that you cannot trust "anything" on the internet and I am not sure if I totally agree with that or not. (Due to some things that I researched over the years that were very helpful to me personally and professionally)However, I do agree that there are a lot of sites out there that are inaccurate, inappropriate, and down-right dangerous! I also agree with what you said about using sources that are "tried and true" like Fox and MSNBC etc. Time is the true test of what is true...if it is false, manipulative, or dangerous it probable won't be around for very long like the reliable sources. I will take heed your warning in general about the safety/accuracy of the internet while I am surfing the web! Thanks!
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