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It's a shame you're being downvoted, because this is totally a legitimate question (why do the least credible stories gain the most attention). This is a great
by morgante 10y ago
It's a shame you're being downvoted, because this is totally a legitimate question (why do the least credible stories gain the most attention).
This is a great analysis of the incentives which lead to that being the case (and it's a bit more complex than made-up stories simply being more interesting than real ones): http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
- maxerickson 10y agowhy do the least credible stories gain the most attention Is this so obviously true that it can be stated as a bare fact like that? I would think the very least credible stories get essentially zero attention, but then I always trip over it when people use a straightforward categorical statement as a way of emphasizing a weaker point.
- tankenmate 10y agoThanks for posting that link, it's one of the more thought out musings on controversy, divisiveness, and stubbornness I have read for a while. A good thoughtful read.
- thecabinet 10y agoTo summarize SSC: If Republicans agree with you, it doesn't do anything to prove your SJW bonafides. Your dad probably thought the killing of Eric Garner was awful, yawn. But defending Trayvon, now that's a "fuck you".