Aaron HaspelOne reads so as not to believe everything one reads.
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The best way to keep yourself from being fooled is to read with an open mind. If you are reading something, especially an article written by someone you don’t know, with the idea of believing it 100% without having any questions about it, then you are doing it wrong. When reading, especially on the internet, try to question everything. If someone is saying something that sounds too good to be true, say “wait a minute” and try to find out for yourself what they are hiding.
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