Unfortunately these days there's no such thing as a collective truth.
Everyone has their own version of the truth.
Truth is malleable and changeable.
Truth is an umbrella with a lot of little holes poked in it so that thousands of little specs of lies can easily seep through.
We alter pictures so that they appear differently........we even alter stories so that they appear differently.
Was it always this way?
I guess that depends on who you ask.
Very subjective, indeed.
We live in times where individual perceptions have all but replaced any form of collective reality. In many ways, the LOUDEST voice has replaced the best, or most honest, or most representative. Suddenly, everybody has more ability to make their agenda appear front and center.
Is that a good or a bad thing? Or is it simply a new way of looking at information?
No easy answers there...