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Originally posted by lurkette
I think the key thing is teaching critical thinking so people develop the ability to sort good information from bad information. Media literacy is key in this, and believe it or not kids are leading the charge. Your average 5-year-old is probably (and your average 14-year-old is certainly) more media-savvy than your average 40-year-old.
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No mater how much information you give someone, kids are kids. A 5 year old is lucky he doesn't miss the toilet to much while peeing, (if male) and 'savy' is never used to describe one. Every now and then you MIGHT run into a 14 year old with a clue, but let me tell you, I work with mostly 11-16 year olds and they are not more media-savvy. They might know more websites, but their ability to understand the information is piss-poor at best. Thats why they are kids, they are still learning, and are quite easy to fool.
Thats not to say there are not 40 year olds who are clueless. In fact I think most people are quite clueless, but I don't see the kids being a whole lot better at this point. Maybe when they reach 40 things will be different, but right now, no chance.