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Perhaps encouraging better education and instilling critical thought in a population is better? Having an arbitrary line of censorship based on what a handful o
by ShorsHammer 8y ago
Perhaps encouraging better education and instilling critical thought in a population is better? Having an arbitrary line of censorship based on what a handful of people deem "fake news" and preventing it being seen by millions is a dangerous path to walk down.
- rchaud 8y ago> Perhaps encouraging better education and instilling critical thought in a population is better? In a population of > 1 billion where access to schooling is spotty, and the quality of said schooling is spottier? "Critical thinking" is a state of mind that takes generations of progress to develop, and can still be reversed. The US population in general may be more educated on average, but if presidential opinion polls are anything to go by, a minimum of 40% of the population arent' practicing critical thought.