snippets of truth are often false but convenient

in the age of total information the prevalence of headlines, bottom lines, snippets and clips heralds a possible stagnation in the human approach to thinking, or perhaps signifies the upper bounds of computational capacity of the human brain. the necessarily complex physical, social, economic and cultural universe is reduced to oversimplified classifications in almost every debate that takes place, for the sake of mass consumption, leaving one to wonder when last a truly intelligent discussion was had. it is of direct consequence that the spurious dichotomy is the psychological control lever for political maneouvres in society. and it seems most humans, with either less time or capacity for original thought, simply decide whether to endorse one unidimensional projection of what should be a multidimensional concept over another, based on their current biases and calculations of expected utility of adherence to the social group endorsing the relevant view. when someone proclaims his/her beliefs across the information circuit, it becomes an immediate necessity for others to jump on a particular bandwagon for fear being ostracized or left behind.