there are "facts" and "gossip"...so why do most people believe gossip?

United States
November 26, 2009 7:59am CST
the truth nowadays is hard to accept i guess. there was a study that showed the majority of people believe gossip rather than facts, and are drawn to gossip instead of research. it is almost becoming the new way of communication. from school, to work, to bus stops, to diners, to tv, to church and all the way to the bedroom. why are so many people spending all this time entertaining "gossip"? i am curious to know how people feel about gossip and if they have been a victim of it or vise versa.
2 responses
webb_jiang
@webb_jiang (158)
• China
28 Nov 09
I think maybe gossip is more interesting than facts.I don't think people really believe gossips they are just cheating themselves because gossip is much more funny than facts.why not pretend to believe funny gossips than accept hard fact.We alreadly have much pressure from moder society and we are fed up with all kinds of information which just make us lazy to think.Thinking need quiet of mind which has been diprived from us by morden society.Totally speaking,I think people are not believing gossips just using that to entertain themselves and gossips can save them a lot of thinking comparing to hard facts.
lyzabelle
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
26 Nov 09
Gossip... Gossip for others is a past time. This kind of people who enjoy this kind of past time is nothing but scavengers. They will dig the dirt and spread it even more in the air. To be honest gossip is a fun topic to talk about.