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comment by johnnyFive
johnnyFive  ·  1626 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop

I agree that it makes good points, but it's hypocritical IMO to complain about conservative media bias and the like while being perfectly okay with it when it supports what I believe.





b_b  ·  1626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But this isn't the media; it's a blog, basically a long form Facebook post.

johnnyFive  ·  1626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Right, but I guess what I mean is that we shouldn't stop being appropriately skeptical just because we like the message.

b_b  ·  1626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My perspective is that if you imagine this as a work of fiction, can you still learn something interesting? If the answer is yes, then it has value. If the answer is no, then it doesn't. I think we have to assume that many things posted on Medium that lack any ability to be fact checked should not be taken completely literally unless there's a compelling reason to believe so.