Stop falling for this trap. No, they don't think you're stupid. They know people aren't stupid. That's why the need to control the information people see so that they aren't able to think for themselves. The point of feeding people a constant roll of pro-government propaganda is to make them stupid.
It matters because "think you're stupid" makes it seem like it's all a naive mistake whereas "manipulate what you think", which is what it actually is, is far more nefarious.
Think about the terms you use. Otherwise you are simply propagating another layer of propaganda, still to the government's own benefit.
Stop falling for this trap. No, they don't think you're stupid. They know people aren't stupid. That's why the need to control the information people see so that they aren't able to think for themselves. The point of feeding people a constant roll of pro-government propaganda is to make them stupid.
It matters because "think you're stupid" makes it seem like it's all a naive mistake whereas "manipulate what you think", which is what it actually is, is far more nefarious.
Think about the terms you use. Otherwise you are simply propagating another layer of propaganda, still to the government's own benefit.
That's literally the title of the article, I just copy pasted it.