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Ontology is a reduction of reality and shows the limits of our minds. Fake news is a great example of how sloppy categorization can end up being. Fake news is
by ThomPete 8y ago
Ontology is a reduction of reality and shows the limits of our minds.
Fake news is a great example of how sloppy categorization can end up being. Fake news is mostly about creating clickbaity stories which will make people share and thus increase advertising revenue, yet today most people think about it as some sort of political propaganda.
Reality is more nuanced than our categories allow us to explore and often times they are limiting our ability to think about the world around us.
Clays point sees to be that the value of information is not in categorizing it but allowing for new relationships to be made, which is exactly what ontology can often hinder.