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I have tried to withhold negativity online generally, to good effect, however I have to make an exception in this case: This article is somewhat fluffy and of l
by endorphone 10y ago
I have tried to withhold negativity online generally, to good effect, however I have to make an exception in this case: This article is somewhat fluffy and of limited value.
I make an exception because I really like Aeon, and whenever a fluffy article makes it to the front page invariably it leads to commentators criticizing Aeon as "pseudo-intellectual", etc. To offset this I've submitted a fantastic recent article on "Our Quantum Problem" - https://aeon.co/essays/what-really-happens-in-schrodinger-s-box https://aeon.co/essays/what-really-happens-in-schrodinger-s-...
- Zigurd 10y ago"Value" these days is calculated by social media and search engine algorithms. The article hits all the right topics, even if they don't cohere.
- dsacco 10y agoI usually shy away from saying things like this, but what you speak of is a really great way to ensure class rulership. An educated elite that manufactures information algorithmically tuned to get views with no regard for the accuracy of the information. What a sad feedback loop.
- Zigurd 10y agoI did not say it was a good thing. Just explanatory. Now we get word salad from the president, and 40% of the people are fine with that.