Do more perspectives actually help you understand what’s going on?
Posted by One_Repair_4461@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 3 comments
When we live abroad, we are exposed to different media, languages, and narratives. Different thinking and environments.
In theory, that should give a clearer picture, right?
It more often feels like the issue isn’t access to information. The real issue is turning information into actual understanding! Especially in times like now, when things feel uncertain and tense.
We see multiple versions, but they don’t necessarily come together into something coherent.
How others experience this:
How do you actually turn all that input into understanding?
Or does it mostly leave you with more questions?
Bokbreath@reddit
different perspectives don't make things clearer. the world is messy and those who live in multiple cultures know that better than anyone else.
lluluna@reddit
This.
And people often claim X gov/media lies etc. The real issue is often simply perspectives and where you stand in the society for certain perspectives to be valid to you.
They are most likely all right but they can still sound vastly different.
balkanoid_@reddit
It comes down to having basic media literacy skills. You should be able to critically analyze and deduce which is more truthful/accurate. For example, the U.S. and Israeli governments lie 99% of the time. But if all your information comes from mainstream western media, you wouldn’t be able to deduce that until you cross reference with 3rd party sources and non-western media.