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It is not an either/or situation. A good grounding in science and understanding of scientific principles goes a long way towards making the propaganda less effective. The lack of knowledge and critical thinking abilities fuel climate change denialism and acceptance of pseudo-science in the general public on all subjects.
On the other hand, a lot of people with good grounding in science fall for the greenwash that western liberal governments are selling. Merely being more educated doesn't make people immune to manipulation, it just requires different packaging.
We’re talking to you Kurzgesagt.
got an archive link? I can't get past the login/paywall, and internet archive doesnt return accessible snapshots
http://archive.today/2024.07.10-033959/https://aninjusticemag.com/the-inescapable-neoliberal-bias-behind-kurzgesagt-in-a-nutshell-215eb1e9b70f
Thank you! I think their neoliberal stance isn't a deliberate one, but an unconscious bias reinforced by the metrics of success they adopt when collating papers (e.g. GDP is sadly popular, and correlates with some kind of wealth increase which is more readily measurable than median income).
I will likely keep watching their videos, and continue to slightly raise an eyebrow on some of their more oddly-phrases premises.
If you follow the money, you may not think it is unintentional. Why Bill Gates’s Philanthropy Is a Problem
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