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RE: It's not FUD , but Education !
@clixmoney I have had this exact same thought several times over the last several days.
In my perspective calling things 'FUD' is an attempt to control the narrative and basically invalidate the views, thoughts, opinions, and even the facts that are being expressed. Ultimately it stifles the conversation and reduces it to something deemed frivolous or reactionary.
It all makes me think of this quote by Stephen King: In the land of the witless the halfwit is king.
For sure, it's a kind of manupulation and even trying to move to things out of context instead of discussing the main topic of the conversation.
Yeah. It casts doubt on the author and makes others take it less seriously. This last weekend it was horrible to see because lots of people expressing their concerns were basically told to 'Shut The FUD Up!'