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Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time (quillette.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

dismiss any information merely because it emanates from a source they disfavor is the epitome of liberalism

But there are sources that we'd doubt more, right?

In this case, I think the info is decent, since other sources say similar stuff and it makes sense withp previous info/experience.

Not related to science news, but I'm careful of sources with a right-wing bias in the context of general news. I've had experiences where they had exaggerated or twisted news. Not that left-wing sources are totally free of it, but it the scale n frequency in exaggeration seems different. And it often gets criticises by left-wing people too.

So, I am more careful of those rightwing sources. Am I a liberal because of that?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

The reality is that every source will have some sort of a view point which constitutes a bias. I think people should be careful with all sources, and it's actually good to look at viewpoints from across the spectrum. You don't have to agree with them or trust them, but it's often useful to understand their perspective even if for the purpose of framing a counterpoint. If you know a source like quillette has a particular bias, then you just keep it in mind when you read it.

The sources I dismiss are the ones that can't provide primary sources for the claims they make or are known to be factually wrong. These are the kinds of sources that constitute a waste of time and should be avoided.