Honestly, that's a tough one. We had it relatively easy. There was the usual mainstream media propaganda, but the Internet of the time offered a place for honest conversation. That's scarce now and under constant threat. I don't see anything on the horizon replacing it unless the Euro censorship pushes drive everyone to the darkweb, which would probably be the best outcome. Not to go full black-pill, but think about it:

• Any expert that disagrees is stripped of title and exiled from their field, so all the "experts" agree.
• If a book disagrees, it's removed from sale.
• If someone disagrees on any remotely mainstream platform, they're banned.
• Teachers are removed from teaching if they don't toe the line.
• Even churches parrot the new dogma.
• IRL socializing is less common than it was so even personal experience is more rare.

What are the odds that someone on the younger side is functionally literate even if they make an above-average effort to be informed? And it's by design, outside of their control. What sane control information do they have to cross-check things against? It's bleak. Unless you have a root of trust, you're going to be cross-checking garbage against garbage. If you get lucky enough, maybe you accidentally come across enough truth that one day it clicks and upends everything you know, but I don't think that's especially common.

Honestly, that's a tough one. We had it relatively easy. There was the usual mainstream media propaganda, but the Internet of the time offered a place for honest conversation. That's scarce now and under constant threat. I don't see anything on the horizon replacing it unless the Euro censorship pushes drive everyone to the darkweb, which would probably be the best outcome. Not to go full black-pill, but think about it:

• Any expert that disagrees is stripped of title and exiled from their field, so all the "experts" agree.
• If a book disagrees, it's removed from sale.
• If someone disagrees on any remotely mainstream platform, they're banned.
• Teachers are removed from teaching if they don't toe the line.
• Even churches parrot the new dogma.
• IRL socializing is less common than it was so even personal experience is more rare.

What are the odds that someone on the younger side is functionally literate even if they make an above-average effort to be informed? And it's by design, outside of their control. What sane control information do they have to cross-check things against? It's bleak.