The right conclusion is that the media lied to you.
Meh, that depends. One can access many unfiltered Trump’s media: his Twitter account, for example; his live speeches, and so on. On one hand, media lie (or more charitably, distort) all the time, but unless one is placing his faith on one and only one channel, by weighted averaging different media sources and accessing unfiltered streams, one can arrive to a pretty accurate assessment. My main point is that we are far from helpless in forming a correct opinion about the world that we live in.
Meh, that depends. One can access many unfiltered Trump’s media: his Twitter account, for example; his live speeches, and so on.
On one hand, media lie (or more charitably, distort) all the time, but unless one is placing his faith on one and only one channel, by weighted averaging different media sources and accessing unfiltered streams, one can arrive to a pretty accurate assessment.
My main point is that we are far from helpless in forming a correct opinion about the world that we live in.
True, but that requires effort. Moreover, if the “correct opinion” does not match the prevailing mores of your social circle, you will have… problems.
We are not helpless, but most people don’t bother.