In a time when we live riddled with lies celebrated instead of being punishedDecember 28 should be the day of the innocent who still believe that critical honesty is the closest corner to the truth. They are the same ones who distrust the one who, putting the yo-yo in front, exclaims: “I always tell the truth“. This does not fail, it proclaims oneself a walking polygraph in order, a second later, to perpetrate a sincere that no one ever asked him.
But The digital hyperconnection in which we are immersed favors the merchant of stridency and hides honesty.. Because he doubts. Because it explores nuances. Because he even dares to argue in a space without room for the development of arguments. It’s “The Heavy One” for algorithms, which rewards the abbreviation that rushes into our orbits. Lest we stop to think and question our own biases.
Such compulsive consumption of virality opened an open bar for liars. The Day of the Holy Innocents itself is a good detector of simplified reality traffickers. Just look at how the jokes are played. There are traders who take advantage of the pretext of their innocence to put into circulation a morbid title which will assure them many clicks. They know it could be true. They know that many wish it were real, so they will happily replicate it.
And then there are the honest people who understand the beauty of the classic April Fools’ tradition. They are the ones who They choose to transform into “current events” a fantasy that is only possible through the humorous pranks of childhood.. It’s about the childish trolling that has pushed us to be more enlightened people. If only to avoid looking like idiots.
Now that things are growing, we are more reluctant. The victory of noise has even pushed us to change our outlook on the future. We have gone from hope to the fear that blocks us. We realized that the future does not always mean progress. Maybe this is where it makes sense to bring back the usual innocent jokes. Those who hide the irony that confronts us with our deceived face.
By swallowing the most improbable surrealism of December 28, we will perhaps at least realize how easy it is to convince and how easy it is to be deceived. It can even be shorthand for “innocent”, “naive”, “corny” or “utopian” to return to words that sound good and do not refer to an insult. of those who have appropriated the truth to the point of depriving it of all value. Because, of course, they always tell “their truth”.
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