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"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell
by bryananderson 9y ago
"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance."
-Neil Postman
This isn't going to get better as AI bots improve their ability to sound human and steer the conversation.
I'm kind of at a loss for a solution to this, aside from trusting only well-established media outlets, but that has its own drawbacks.