Good point. However, he does touch on the fact that since the information was so trivial, not many people cared to vet its validity. Hopefully, people would be

Good point. However, he does touch on the fact that since the information was so trivial, not many people cared to vet its validity. Hopefully, people would be more critical of "harmful" information. "We form rough consensuses based on vast amounts of conflicting data, but who really has the power to verify any of it? This is especially true when the stakes are low. A lot of people will put effort into dispelling rumors that the Moon landing was fake or that Hitler is still alive, sure, but who cares enough about something as meaningless and easy to ignore as Street Sharks to make sure all the information about it online is totally accurate?"