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> Who really wants to live in a world where it’s so much easier and effective to lie than to tell the truth? I don't think anyone wants that, but this has been

• save_ferris 7y ago
  > I don't think anyone wants that Someone is presumably making a handsome living by lying for the rich, so at least one person wants this. And there are people paying for this service, so clearly there are people who want to live in this kind of world. It doesn't matter that this problem has existed forever. So has murder. Are you arguing that we shouldn't care about people murdering each other because it's a timeless problem? I assume no. It's not tricky at all when someone knowingly, intentionally pushes fake content at scale to sway public opinion. That's an unconscionable act with very clear and dark intentions. That shouldn't be "tricky" to assess, because we know very clearly that what they are doing is absolutely, unequivocally, wrong.
  • kortilla 7y ago
    How about when news organizations intentionally leave out details to hint a particular theme that itself is a lie? For example, only reporting arguments from one side of a trial.
    • malandrew 7y ago
      Lies of omission by the press doesn't get the attention it deserves. You can't trust journalists to report on bad behavior in their own industry.
• pstuart 7y ago
  > I don't think anyone wants that The group of people that is pushing the "fake news" line definitely wants that. It is absolutely dependent upon lying to maintain power.