meeri @meeri@mstdn.social

listened to this episode of You're Wrong About on why boomers are more susceptible to misinformation and it was very comforting as someone who has been arguing with my dad about fox news for the last 15 years

[TLDR; it's a combo of anxiety, cognitive changes from age, a lack of "digital literacy", and the fact that mainstream conservative news outlets regularly cite fringe publications as if they are reputable]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vqMyjMPaLZc06BBSzBEk3?si=U3H8pDXbTZiGLSnnciKDNw