It's in the name… [[People focus on the messenger not the message]] > when the bulk of our informational diet is fed to us by popular blog posts, viral YouTube videos, and Instagram reels, we no longer have space in our heads to assess what we’ve read or heard. Entertainment had, in a sense, masqueraded itself as truth. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h1qmykrgd9phqbfzn4n7312s)) - Only makes me want to keep reading a a non-negotiable habit every-day like the past, I'm afraid that once I do get back into it I'll have the attention span and critical thinking of a goldfish 😭 Similar to a previous video I watched where they argued that now even educational content is being prioritized as entertainment to keep people engaged and make them "feel" like they are doing something productive. Instead, there is no role model for wisdom Algorithms push sensational or what were interested in instead of becoming a wiser person. ## Examples In Danny Hatcher's podcast, Elizabeth phillips shared ideas that contradicted her similar video from last year, yet comments only praised her Jordan Peterson is a psychologist but people are trusting his views on other topics because he is their main source.