Capitalists can just be like “dude look at this NPR article socialism is bad”
Meanwhile I have to have an extensive understanding of philosophy, history, science, economics and politics in order to justify my worldview.
Sometimes I forget that people don’t have comprehensive world views, and accidentally say something’s CIA propaganda, then have to go through that whole process of explaining how the CIA having fronts and interfering in global affairs isn’t a conspiracy, it’s just reality, and that finding sources about it isn’t the same as finding sources for an 8th grade book report, because it’s the goddamn CIA! Shits exhausting and sucks balls, I just want to be dumb I know I’m right bitch, get off my dick
probably the only useful thing about having a degree in history is that a lot of people will occasionally shut the fuck up when I tell them they don't know what they are talking about. none of them actually change their views and just keep assuming NPR or whatever knows more than me, but they are usually aware they too ignorant compared to me to argue personally beyond sending a link.