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I think it's a little shortaided to focus on the issue of fake news, or misinformation in general. WikiLeaks, the DNC emails, etc show that Truth can be just as
by Eridrus 9y ago
I think it's a little shortaided to focus on the issue of fake news, or misinformation in general. WikiLeaks, the DNC emails, etc show that Truth can be just as powerful a weapon.
The only real defense against this is to come together as a nation, rather than turning everything into a partisan squabble, but this seems unlikely in the near future.
Everyone wants to blame tech or Russia for the situation, but this problem is much larger.
- RangerScience 9y ago> The only real defense against this is to come together as a nation Isn't the other defense effective education, so people know how to spot suspect things and do their own research? (I imagine this has high correlation with "coming together as a nation")
- Eridrus 9y ago> Isn't the other defense effective education, so people know how to spot suspect things and do their own research? I think its distinctly different, since it is not about about discerning fact from fiction. There is a lot of truth and opinion that is just as divisive as lies. The lies are just the cherry on the cake.