Author Archena Posted on July 28, 2023July 28, 2023Categories FridayTags , , ,

You Don’t Need Google to Tell You What Information to Use

The whole disinformation and misinformation discussion is pure, unadulterated lies. Lie is the old fashioned word for disinformation. FYI, mistake is the old fashioned word for misinformation. Do people lie? Heck yeah and so do companies, governments and experts. Lying comes with the squishy grey matter and your human card. It’s as natural as breathing. So you know, arsenic is also perfectly, 100% natural. Not everything natural is good for you. Lying is natural to the human condition. It’s also … Continue reading “You Don’t Need Google to Tell You What Information to Use”

Author Archena Posted on March 17, 2023March 14, 2023Categories Current, FridayTags , , , , , , ,

Bank Failure! Cats and Dogs Marrying! Handling Screaming Headlines

Basically, stop clicking on them. If you don’t want the media feeding you a steady diet of nonsense then stop eating it. You know full well that many titles are clickbait but you can’t quite stop yourself from clicking to ‘just find out’. That’s perfectly natural and completely self defeating. Here’s the thing – this is one of those cases where you really can have your cake and eat it too. Yes, I’m serious. Here’s how. You see the post … Continue reading “Bank Failure! Cats and Dogs Marrying! Handling Screaming Headlines”

Author Archena Posted on September 6, 2021Categories CurrentTags , , , , , , ,

Fear the Reaper – Do Not Fear Information; The Media Maybe

The media makes its money on fear. We tune in to hear about the crisis; we don’t tune in to hear about the city counsel meeting. The media – from the local newsletter all the way to the multinational conglomerates – knows that. Advertisers pay for views – they always have. When the only media was a single sheet of paper hung on the church door, some enterprising merchant somewhere paid to have his business’ name written in on the … Continue reading “Fear the Reaper – Do Not Fear Information; The Media Maybe”