“The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion.” -reporter John Lawton, 1995 (found in “Airframe” by Michael Crichton)
You know those quotes that you stumble across and think “that is EXACTLY what I’ve been trying to find a way to say?” This is one of those. Of course it’s much more eloquent than whatever I would have come up with.
Way too many people today suffer from what I call an “information deficit.” In other words, they’ve got more “information” going out than they do coming in. The web, especially, is littered with uninformed, half-baked, second-hand, and downright lazy opinions. Even worse, they’re usually broadcast with such fervor that they seem somewhat thought-out.
Please, PLEASE, do a little research if you’re going to make your voice heard. I don’t really care if you want to have an uninformed opinion, but don’t lead other people into your ignorance.
Sorry for the rant. I’m better now.
Well said.
Very well said.