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I disagree, sharpening the skill of figuring out what is fake and what is not is important. If you don't learn that, it puts you even more at the mercy of malev
by phreeza 9y ago
I disagree, sharpening the skill of figuring out what is fake and what is not is important. If you don't learn that, it puts you even more at the mercy of malevolent people putting out fake stuff (which they would then of course not mark).
- eponeponepon 9y agoThe issue is that there comes a point where the human skill becomes insufficient - the technical capacity to fake exceeds the cognitive capacity to detect it. Sufficiently advanced technology etc. The solution is not clear.
- mirimir 9y agoRight. So authenticity becomes a matter of technical analysis. Dueling experts. And given alternative versions of events, people will believe what they like.
- amelius 9y agoOr how about hard laws that forbid fabricated news (unless tagged as such)? I'm not saying it is a solution, but it should be explored.
- alanbernstein 9y agoYou're in good company; Plato believed any use of writing would dull the mind. Fortunately we heeded his warning and snuffed that one out early...