Bessie-isms:
*There are two types of experts: the ones who actually know something, and the ones that will tell you what you want to hear, as long as you pay them enough.
*The truth isn’t true just because you want it to be. You can declare utter lies as truth, but they’re still lies.
Quotable:
In the end more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free.
Edward Gibbon
Don’t sit inside, hiding from the greater world. Every human is intended to be an explorer, to go forth and discover their own reality and future. 
You’d think that considering a 4 legged creature to be a unicorn is absurd, but yet you consider most humans literate and not stupid, simply because they have two legs , two hands, and a head sitting on their shoulders.
At the rate healthcare is declining, we will soon be back to self-diagnosis and treatment, that we suffered with centuries ago. It will be cheaper to hire a hooker to dress like a naughty nurse than to hire a real nurse, let alone a doctor!
It is easier to explore distant places by reading than by travel. You’re also a lot less likely to get the runs from bad water, and suffer horrid weather and rude fools. 
Your choice is straightforward; either find a path over the troubled waters, or learn to swim, and swim well.