Thanks Sealynx, I didn't realise that about student complaints, but am not surprised either. A lot of things have changed enormously in the last couple of decades - what people seem to think is acceptable social behaviour, their goals, life aspirations...etc. Too much 'voice' is as bad as voicelessness, of course.
Are people more ignorant now than before? More out of touch with human relating. In our countries? I have no idea. That's possibly an impossible question. Relatives, friends, teachers - they don't save children for so many reasons. Or they might try to, and fail. There's no blame attached to real ignorance. And yes, it can be hard to tell who has the truth about any matter, particularly when N-types really believe their own truth.
I still question myself about some things that I think I know to be true. Memory isn't to be trusted, except probably for traumatic events, and even then, the emotion attached may cloud or distort what happened. I guess I've learned to trust my perceptions enough to question them without wanting them to be definitely true or false. But to believe the unbelievable, I don't expect people to do that. Saying 'I believe this, but don't expect you to' helps me. And maybe it gives others the chance to view my beliefs without having to defend their own. Wow I typed more than I thought I would there.