You're not just being sold the false promise of liberation -- you're doing the hard work of manufacturing your own consent to be subjugated by technologies of surveillance. And honestly, that's growth.
One of the best things you can do for any well-meaning person in your life who consumes a lot of news is to have them listen to 5 episodes—virtually any will do—of this exceptional podcast. It will change their perspective and make it easier to talk to them.
Literacy is becoming the new class divide. Not formal education, LITERACY. Many people can't grasp nuance, satire, or irony. Illiteracy limits how you read the world and the room. The gap between people who engage with complex ideas and those who consume clickbait is vast.