Won’t Fool Me

You can’t fool me!

A grand statement to make.

Because, we can all be fooled at different times.

The increasing levels of mis- and disinformation.

Information overload.

The shallowing of knowledge.

AI slop.

And, our own minds and bodies play tricks on us.

All. The. Time.

Biases and altered perceptions.

Illusions.

Referred pain.

Sensory habituation.

The paradox is that knowing how easily we can be fooled becomes a pathway to being fooled less.

On this first day of April, I’m doing my best to not be fooled; how about you?