Clarence Jones

And it's like, I just can't believe people did that. I know. Watching people doing crazy stuff, I'm like, how do they do that? But it is for entertainment purposes. But again, I'm not happy to watch people hurt themselves. I'm not happy watching people being... Just oriented and those kind of things. But it's like, yeah, there was just so many different things that are going on in my head.

And it's like, I just can't believe people did that. I know. Watching people doing crazy stuff, I'm like, how do they do that? But it is for entertainment purposes. But again, I'm not happy to watch people hurt themselves. I'm not happy watching people being... Just oriented and those kind of things. But it's like, yeah, there was just so many different things that are going on in my head.

And you're right. Some of us look at that fake news for entertainment purposes.

And you're right. Some of us look at that fake news for entertainment purposes.

Yeah, I agree with you, Sam. I think that one of the, again, this is self-revelation. It really angered me a lot during the COVID period when I realized that for whatever reason, people were... not trying to understand or not trying to get the information, but they were just, they were very rigid in their thinking, like, well, this is just bad. And they were dying.

Yeah, I agree with you, Sam. I think that one of the, again, this is self-revelation. It really angered me a lot during the COVID period when I realized that for whatever reason, people were... not trying to understand or not trying to get the information, but they were just, they were very rigid in their thinking, like, well, this is just bad. And they were dying.

I'm watching people say, well, I'm not going to do this. I'm like, and then they get COVID or they get sick. And then the funny part about it, Stan, was this, was that they were so rigid in their thinking that even getting through the COVID period, knowing that they had it, they still were against their vaccination.

I'm watching people say, well, I'm not going to do this. I'm like, and then they get COVID or they get sick. And then the funny part about it, Stan, was this, was that they were so rigid in their thinking that even getting through the COVID period, knowing that they had it, they still were against their vaccination.

You know what, I think, thanks Maddie for that. Cause I think that you said, you brought up a lot of different points that really struck with me. But one of the things that I always tell people this, I said, the color of America is not black or white. The color of America is green. OK, and so there are a lot of people out there that are looking for the green.

You know what, I think, thanks Maddie for that. Cause I think that you said, you brought up a lot of different points that really struck with me. But one of the things that I always tell people this, I said, the color of America is not black or white. The color of America is green. OK, and so there are a lot of people out there that are looking for the green.

And so the more controversial you can be, the more subscriptions you can get, the more money you make. And it doesn't matter that the information that you're putting out there is either false, that it's false or unreal. It's just that I want to be in a space where people recognize that I have this phenomenal podcast. thousands of people looking at me.

And so the more controversial you can be, the more subscriptions you can get, the more money you make. And it doesn't matter that the information that you're putting out there is either false, that it's false or unreal. It's just that I want to be in a space where people recognize that I have this phenomenal podcast. thousands of people looking at me.

And sometimes in America, we are impressed with numbers, not necessarily with truth. And so what Maddie was saying was we're inundated with these things. And I think we also have gotten to the point where we don't use a lot of critical thinking.

And sometimes in America, we are impressed with numbers, not necessarily with truth. And so what Maddie was saying was we're inundated with these things. And I think we also have gotten to the point where we don't use a lot of critical thinking.

I remember. Yeah, we don't do critical thinking. I remember I was, and I should, again, I don't know, this must be therapeutical for me. But anyway, I remember being in school, in a wonderful school, St. Thomas, and I had to go through this, what was it called? It was logic thinking. And I remember how I struggled with that.

I remember. Yeah, we don't do critical thinking. I remember I was, and I should, again, I don't know, this must be therapeutical for me. But anyway, I remember being in school, in a wonderful school, St. Thomas, and I had to go through this, what was it called? It was logic thinking. And I remember how I struggled with that.

You know, because it's like I was so used to just, you know, yeah, like kind of going through and I realized there is there is a process that you have to go through in order to come to some real conclusions. And I think in our society today, we're so we want we want our answers right away. And if it doesn't happen in 10 or 15 seconds, we're going to stay stuck.

You know, because it's like I was so used to just, you know, yeah, like kind of going through and I realized there is there is a process that you have to go through in order to come to some real conclusions. And I think in our society today, we're so we want we want our answers right away. And if it doesn't happen in 10 or 15 seconds, we're going to stay stuck.

So I think that critical thinking is one of the things that we have lost, which is why fake news can be so powerful in terms of influencing us, is because we don't think beyond the 10 or 15 seconds. And so they know that. And so they load the first 10 or 15 seconds up with all the junk that they can. Again, I'm making generalizations here.

So I think that critical thinking is one of the things that we have lost, which is why fake news can be so powerful in terms of influencing us, is because we don't think beyond the 10 or 15 seconds. And so they know that. And so they load the first 10 or 15 seconds up with all the junk that they can. Again, I'm making generalizations here.