No Stupid Questions

I consider trust a network, where you are the root CA (certificate authority) or like a tree where you are the trunk, with a locus of control. You have to figure out where your ground truth comes from and re-establish if it if you can't locate it, whether it's your upbringing, your life experiences, your family, the books you've read or the shows you've watched, where you've been or the friends you have/had.

Everybody sees the world at least a little bit differently, so you have to kinda figure out where they get their beliefs from and try to connect on the common points while also respectfully figuring out where and why there are differences.

So as just a random internet person I can only recommend two things:

• Ignore most stuff coming from influencers and people that change their principles willy-nilly to suit themselves or chase every fad, there's very little for you to gain from that.
• If you get stressed or panicked thinking about the chaos of the whole world, slow down, step back, remember the locus of control, think about the things you want to change, can change and can't change and take the first step of action from amongst the things you have direct control over, and worry less about trying to do anything more than your best to make the situation better.

Trust is developed through genuine conversations and actions, it is never something you can be totally sure of but on the otherhand when conversation and action is based on mutually shared values, solidarity and empathy you don't need perfect trust.

The struggle to improve all our lives as best we can isn't some clandestine bankrobbery that requires secrecy and ultimate commitment.

Oh buddy, I've been there, and now I'm a nihilist. Good luck.

The only thing you can trust are your own Critical Thinking Skills, so start there. Don't fully rely on any media for your information Use them to identify the main stories (even that isn't reliable), and then consult original sources as much as possible - don't listen to what someone told you what was in a speech or a statement, go watch the speech or statement yourself. Don't listen to someone's interpretation of a poll, go look at the poll and decide for yourself. If you have to rely on the media for information about a story, consult several sources, and try to triangulate the truth.

It can be difficult, but at least you aren't relying on the Conservative Propaganda Machine, or whatever else Democrats think passes for messaging, mostly sternly worded statements. You are finding the information in as objective a state as possible, and creating your own narrative, not relying on someone else's, someone with an agenda that they want you to support.

The trick is that you don't need trust to enjoy life. You can enjoy the mental challenge of trying to find out the truth. But sometimes all you got is the vague knowle that they are lying to you, and you have to make do with that.

Focus on your pyramid of needs, and keep going. And try to see it more as a game or a hobby than your purpose on life if you don't want it to destroy you.

So it seems like it's something about politics but I'm not clear what you mean, like what's an "arithmetic bubble"? What's "it"?

The only one I trust and place my hope in is Jesus.

Bernard of Cluny was right when he wrote this:

https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Celestial_Country_(1900)

It is worse now has you 100% have to doubt any info coming from the federal government. I have been noticing a lot of gunmen as of late carry notes explaining everything. I mean Im sure I will have one that the fbi will find.

There is a simple test:

Does said individual have ties to the Roman Catholic Church? If yes, stay away. If no, look further.

If the answer to question 1 is a yes when you look further, why is that the case?

This is how you determine who's obeying the Pope and Jesuit Superior General... the Antichrist and False Prophet respectively. It's not that hard to do, honestly.