jabberwockypie:roach-works:turns out if you don’t volunteer educate people for free, violently hatef
jabberwockypie:roach-works:turns out if you don’t volunteer educate people for free, violently hateful right-wing pundits will educate them for profit, and what those guys teach is antithetical to most human lifeI just reblogged this, but then I read the notes and I have Thoughts.It’s not your job, specifically, to educate them.But someone has to. And be aware that the right-wing pundits and the science-deniers and the conspiracy theorists are REALLY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO, and it’s been shown over and over again that Google - and Youtube, especially - will start shoving you down the neo-nazi and conspiracy theory rabbit holes because it keeps you on the site longer.So bear that it mind. You don’t have to re-invent the wheel, but maybe consider keeping a list of some relevant links with good explanations about [topic] that you can just chuck one or two at people who are legitimately asking in good faith. Yes, it’s more work, and it’s not fair, but someone’s got to do it. -- source link