Post Truth

What does this phrase actually mean, we keep getting told we live in a post truth world, but do we really? Does it mean I can choose not to believe in anything I choose and claim some kind of discrimination of someone tells me to stop being so daft?

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  • I'm not sure it means much, same as most other sound bites.

    It applies to politicians, not ordinary people.

    Politicians have always lied. They used to resign or face electoral consequences if they were caught. But some decided not to resign and just keep going. So the media decided to call it a post truth world.

    It is also ties into the disinformation being spread online, by trolls, bots and foreign agitators.

    Then you have the issue of who decides what is true, how do they know and do they also have an agenda.

    You can believe, or disbelieve, pretty much whatever you like.

    People can also tell you not to be daft, as long as they are polite. It's freedom of speech.

    If you want to believe The Clangers were real and the moon is made of string that is up to you.

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  • I'm not sure it means much, same as most other sound bites.

    It applies to politicians, not ordinary people.

    Politicians have always lied. They used to resign or face electoral consequences if they were caught. But some decided not to resign and just keep going. So the media decided to call it a post truth world.

    It is also ties into the disinformation being spread online, by trolls, bots and foreign agitators.

    Then you have the issue of who decides what is true, how do they know and do they also have an agenda.

    You can believe, or disbelieve, pretty much whatever you like.

    People can also tell you not to be daft, as long as they are polite. It's freedom of speech.

    If you want to believe The Clangers were real and the moon is made of string that is up to you.

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