Quote from clearinghouse:
I kind of resent the older Americans who consume mainstream media. There is no way anyone in this country should take anything seriously that comes out of any major media outlet. It's just spin on top of spin on top of spin. Being a trader helped me understand this because it felt like the financial news was always saying the wrong thing, and then skepticism of the financial news eventually spilled over into other things when I started seeing a lot of news sources as just shady.
The thing is, if you aren't paying attention, it's really easy to be lulled into the mainstream mold. It takes an effort to break free from the system, and a few cases of seeing where the system is just outright wrong before you can "see clearly."
Nowadays, I can't even watch TV without feeling like I'm in some sick alternative universe. I think non-Americans have it much better in this regard.