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This is a bad slippery slope - it suggests that a 'little sponsored banner' (which google chooses) can waive the necessity of being diligent in thought.
by forgotpwtomain 10y ago
This is a bad slippery slope - it suggests that a 'little sponsored banner' (which google chooses) can waive the necessity of being diligent in thought.
- Florin_Andrei 10y agoNo. This does not replace anything. It's just one tool in a big war chest against bullshit. Fact checking is one tool. Good thinking is another. The list is big and we need every single one of those things to stave off this pandemic.
- forgotpwtomain 10y ago> Fact checking is one tool. Good thinking is another. The list is big and we need every single one of those things to stave off this pandemic. Which pandemic are you referring to exactly? Fake news, deceptive reporting, gossip, libel, propaganda has existed pretty much as long as authority has existed. Now recently Trump became president and there is a national pandemic and no doubt we should place our trust in certain institutions to help combat this disease. If this isn't Orwelesque I don't know what is...