True Enough

Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society

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True Enough

By: Farhad Manjoo

Narrated by: Ray Porter

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Why has punditry overtaken news, with so many media outlets pushing partisan agendas instead of information? Comedian Stephen Colbert's catchword "truthiness" has captured something essential about our age: that people are more comfortable with ideas that feel true, even if the evidence for those beliefs is thin.

With brilliant insights from psychology, sociology, and economics, Manjoo explains how myths pushed by both partisans and marketers - whether about global warming, the war in Iraq, 9/11, or even the virtues of a certain candy bar - have attracted wide support in recent years. His characters include the Swift Boat veterans, Lou Dobbs, and conspiracy theorists of all varieties - all of whom prove that true matters less, now, than true enough.

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"Manjoo has produced an engaging, illustrative look at the dangers of living in an oversaturated media world." ( Publishers Weekly)

Thought-provoking Content • Well-supported Arguments • Interesting Analysis • Relevant Case Studies

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It is pointed out that ideas that we had all thought concrete are really, really wishy-washy, questionable.
It is necessary to consider truth and reality which had heretofore been obvious and unquestionable as dependent on individual groups and personal policies rather than the expected interpretations. How a particular group or political party believes or sees things definitely influences and individual's interpretations.
Of course, I personally cannot possibly be affected by my crowd – I am far too aware of my surroundings and society for that. Wait. My eyes have been opened to the necessity of truly examining what is actually running the thoughts and media affecting me.
This book is somewhat outdated (I believe it was published in 2007, and it's currently 2023), and there have been huge changes in our government and society that weren't even considered in this, but boy, it makes me think.