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One caveat I would make: it is often over-generalized to then dismiss all media on a topic, especially when readers have some limited knowledge of the topic at
by nemild 7y ago
One caveat I would make: it is often over-generalized to then dismiss all media on a topic, especially when readers have some limited knowledge of the topic at hand.
- jdc 7y agoRight, remember to keep your eyes peeled for that 10 or 20% of media that isn't BS.
- imesh 7y agoIf only there was some way to know that the 10 or 20% you think isn't BS isn't BS and you aren't labeling the non-BS as BS.
- jdc 7y agoOfc a more nuanced discussion would have to include something like a probabilities of expected values. But given the cost of creating BS is cheaper than refuting it and the media's proclivity for distributing it, I'm very willing to be somewhat biased against it.