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[flyhigh@universeodon.com]

@anna_lillith I always laugh when someone talks about "critical thinking." No one ever says what that is, but as far as I can tell, a person who is a "critical thinker" means they agree with you.

[socialcommentarybot@mas.to]

@flyhigh @anna_lillith Critical thinking is applying informal logic and objectivity to topics in order to reach intellectually honest, sound, conclusions.

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.”
― Isaac Asimov

[nachteuleberlin@troet.cafe]

@anna_lillith ....thinking alleine wäre schon ein Gewinn
Die Fähigkeit sich aus Informationen und Fakten eine eigene Meinung bilden zu können, wird angesichts von KI-Fakenews-Floating existenziell wichtig

[anna_lillith@mas.to]

@NachteuleBerlin

[cytro@mastodon.de]

@anna_lillith
Or being calm, interested and polite ️

[retreival9096@hachyderm.io]

@anna_lillith
Anna,

I'm sure you already know that one important use of Alt Text is for non-sighted or partially sighted people to understand the pictures you show ... and I'm glad you've taken the time to put alt text on this text only picture!

However, you may not know that if you use all caps in your post (or alt text) screen readers will __spell__ the word instead of reading it. So your alt text reads something like:

Aye space Aych Oh Pee Eee space Tee Aych Eee ...

Just sharing because I know this matters to you (or you wouldn't even have it there). And made this public because I think a lot of people could benefit with a reminder. (by the way, that's also why I use __emphasis__ like this instead of all caps).

Thanks again,
Analog AI

[bart@todon.eu]

@anna_lillith
hoping is the business of theologists

[ovrim@wien.rocks]

@anna_lillith won't happen as the niveau only lowers ...

[scottymarinara@jorts.horse]

@anna_lillith since my covid stroke in 2021, i feel like mine has been a bit rusty, i'm going to reread a couple books to sharpen my wits, some! yaayayayayayayayayayayayayayay

[sackofbones@kolektiva.social]

@anna_lillith Well I would prefer class consciousness but this is a start

[wildlyfist@kolektiva.social]

@anna_lillith "trend" and "critical thinking" are like when you put the "South" polarities of two magnets together.

(...could post a meme pic of this principle, but I'm a Lettrist)

[friesenloewe@mastodon.social]

@anna_lillith

Good one! Next.

[jens@social.finkhaeuser.de]

@anna_lillith But that would mean the dice are weighted! Nobody rolls 20s for every thinking check!

[ei3jdb@mastodon.radio]

@flyhigh @anna_lillith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking