I hope so, I really do.
I’ve casually followed the boys on 4chan, Twitter and reddit/the Donald since October. It got so intense in the last two weeks before election I sometimes felt I was living in a Tom Clancy or Vince Flynn story.
I learned there are psyops going on at all levels on all sides. We’re in new territory in a sense. Because we can learn about so much so QUICKLY it’s important to slow down and cross check what we discover. Anyone can be hoaxed if not paying attention. I try to be very careful now when learning something I WANT to be true before accepting it. That’s how the media has gotten sucked in...predetermined preferences.
I had a friend who fancied themselves a professional researcher of sorts. They said when attempting to validate a fact, they would always try to DISPROVE it. By attempting to disprove it, they were less likely to inject their own predetermined preferences/bias into the research.
I have been fooled on many occasions, one learns over time what to look for but that does not assure 100% success...