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This page talks mostly about interface bullshit, but people are also tired of content bullshit. To paraphrase from Harry Frankfurt, this is content produced not
by afarrell 11y ago
This page talks mostly about interface bullshit, but people are also tired of content bullshit. To paraphrase from Harry Frankfurt, this is content produced not to conceal truth, but without regard for for it whatsoever. If to lie is to murder truth, to bullshit is to manslaughter it.
Producing bullshit is more profitable because it still attracts eyeballs (and therefore ad revenue), but is much less costly to produce. Thats why the presence of large amounts of ads, needless pagination, and interface bullshit are a reasonable indicator of content bullshit.
- Eupolemos 11y ago> If to lie is to murder truth, to bullshit is to manslaughter it. I believe "manslaughter" and "murder" should be switched around here. IIRC, Harry Frankfurt argued that bullshit was worse than lies, since it corroded this simple but for-society-to-function-in-the-long-run incredibly important distinction (or aspiration).
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI like a quote by Steven Kaas: "Promoting less than maximally accurate beliefs is an act of sabotage. Don't do it to anyone unless you'd also slash their tires."
- afarrell 11y agoThe analogy I'm drawing here is to the intent, rather than the effect. Murder is intentional. Manslaughter is reckless.