It’s a well known concept that news headlines that pose questions almost always result in a proper NO answer. So, no need for the “acktually” meme here.
Betteridge’s law (what you are referencing without knowing the name of) is mostly just a symptom of the increasing “anti-intellectual”/“anti-journalism” push by the various totalitarian regimes of the world.
lol… people like me…. So tell me- without sounding like a pompous ass, who are the “people like me” that you know so well to make such an assumption based on a few paragraphs of text?
The point I made which you missed, is….
Betteridge’s law (what you are referencing without knowing the name of) is mostly just a symptom of the increasing “anti-intellectual”/“anti-journalism” push by the various totalitarian regimes of the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
In academia (which this is a lot closer to) it is wrong. And even among “pop journalism” it is really 50/50.
But people, like you, cite it as an excuse to not actually engage with the topic at hand while feeling a sense of moral and intellectual superiority.
lol… people like me…. So tell me- without sounding like a pompous ass, who are the “people like me” that you know so well to make such an assumption based on a few paragraphs of text?
Edit: Yeah… I thought so.
Well we have clearly an example here that is definitely not a straightforward no answer, so your meme is misplaced
lol… k.