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In a lot of ways I feel the same way you do. The only “social media” I’m on is Reddit, and that place really exemplifies this very American (though others have it too) idea that you can be relatively ignorant about something but you can and should be 1,000% convinced your opinion is correct.
But I also find there’s a lot of great discussion among fellow travelers on places like Reddit. Some I’m really trying to manage my engagement and stick to places that have productive discussion (like Hexbear) and ignore everything else.
they usually think "freedom of speech" means "my uneducated opinion is just as valid as a specialist's"