Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 13, 2018

And the man in the pinstripe suit is reading an actual newspaper!

Or we can just play cards.

but is say, dear chap, isn’t there a inherent smartness in being an info-overloaded ignoramus today?

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Thank you Wiley! Very true, true

Ahh… the good old days!

Guy with the paper has just finished reading his stocks’ obituaries and probably is looking at the help wanted ads.

Anybody will give you their truth for free. Try getting substantiating facts, though.

Ah, the good old days! Before the suffering anguish of broken scroll wheels and sore thumbs forced us to read opinions different from our own!

Clickbait.

At least he doesn’t stop half way through his rant to spew advertisements… or does he?

How does he afford that choice corner?

That’s the interesting thing about social media (including comments in a comic strip). We personally enjoy the ability to express our opinions to friends and strangers, but find it almost impossible to ignore the responses or opinions of people we don’t agree with (and who also believe in “their” truth).

But, don’t we already do this, via campaign donations, with politicians?

We can ignore the internet, too! Much-to-most of it.

“But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths. Are mine the same as yours?” —Pontius Pilate, Jesus Christ Superstar

Some truths are truer than others….

Before the Internet it was easy for a multitude of tyrants to control the mass media and make sure that contrary views were not heard. The remaining tyrants all censor the Internet heavily.

BTW If you want any question answered by trolls and experts and know-it-alls (Oh, my!) come to Quora.com.

Fox News. The early years.

Alex Jones—the early years!

Anyone can remain in the “pre-internet bliss of ignoring” milieu by staying out of that ignorant loop. I do it all the time; and read newspapers daily.

no thanks, we already have politicians we pay to do this

“The truth of Unada is your truth.”

“Isn’t truth, truth for all?”

“Truth of Unada, there can be no other!”

The young man speaking in the city square

Is trying to tell somebody that he cares

Yeah, the ones that you’re calling wild

Are going to be the leaders in a little while

This old world’s wakin’ to a new born day

And I solemnly swear that it’ll be their way

You better help the voice of youth find

“What is truth?”

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Johnny Cash

Most of the time, that guy was found at the end of the bar.

Without the Warning Sign.