wikipedia.org (an irrational media site [1] ) states:
Linus Van Pelt is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. He is the best friend of Charlie Brown, the younger brother of Lucy Van Pelt, and the older brother of Rerun Van Pelt. His first appearance was on September 19, 1952, but he was not mentioned by name until three days later. He was first referred two months earlier, on July 14. Linus spoke his first words in 1954, the same year he was first shown with his security blanket.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Van_Pelt
The same article quotes Charles M. Schulz from pretty much exactly 44 years ago (1980 was also a leap year, by the way 😉 ): “Linus, my serious side, is the house intellectual; bright, well-informed which, I suppose may contribute to his feelings of insecurity.”
Today, whether intellectual or not, people are usually misinformed.
The irony is in the contrast between Linus and the average person today. Today, people’s sense of security is largely based on the sources of information they rely on, rather than on something like a security blanket and / or a thumb in their mouth. The irony is particularly poignant because the propaganda industry (which relies heavily on irrational media) is exploiting their blind faith in irrational media like there is no tomorrow.
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