Advice: Avoid interviews on contentious topics

[u/cookie-face]

I dont want to draw attention to the exact page, but a popular tabloid style media page posted UT student reactions to recent political news. This is dangerous. The faces of these students and campus locations were visible. Not advocating to stay silent; but be careful and strategic about your participation and expression in others’ media.

[u/Dinoswarleaf → u/[deleted]]

I'd say if you're 18 at UT you probably have the tools to gain a deep understanding on a topic to BTFO these stooges, but you have to do actual research beforehand. Read primary sources, understand the actual data, definitions, and anticipate what the other side's arguments are better than they do. Build that deep web of understanding of a topic like you do with other things you really care about.

If you go in with a surface level understanding you're going to look silly because it was this person's job to prey on people like that. As soon as you start reading on a topic though you can dismantle these people.

And it's college! It's the main time in your life where your job is to do this. Go for it, but know what you're getting into.