For those who aren’t familiar with the term, it means believing something that probably shouldn’t be believed, or being influenced to believe something that’s not necessarily in your best interests.

  • TronBronson@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I believed the USA was a liberal democracy full of concerned citizens. I also had faith in the financial system at one point!

  • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    If you work hard, are honest, and moral, you will get ahead in life.

    It was embarrassingly late in life before I realized how much of a farce that was.

  • DoubleDongle@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Divisive propaganda got me to vote for Jill Stein in 2016. I would still assert that Clinton was an awful candidate, but I should have voted for her.