Conflicting Media

Yes, the internet is the best thing that has ever happened to mankind. Yes, many of us read the news online and the more interesting ones tend to pop out of the page. We take note of these articles and we take it for what it is.

It is a Sunday night, scrolling through the Wall Street Journal, when this article comes up,

'Annoyed by Loud Chewing? The Problem is You'

and so, I think to myself, 'that's me!' and proceed to click on it. The article talks about how if you're annoyed by the sound of loud chewing, which I am, it is a sign of psychological problems and that there are debates as to whether this is even a psychiatric disorder. 

Fast forward 10 minutes, I find another related article: 

' Why being unable to stand noisy eaters might make you a genius' 

Articles written on research that are conducted via only a handful of clinical trials, the danger of generalisation and the danger of extrapolating data to get the desired results- leads to so many different results. It's quite worrying that it is circulated through the media and people take such articles as it is. Perhaps tonight, this is a reminder to me to not take things at face value and consciously filter the information I decide to keep.