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I share the sentiment but what the article explains is more shocking than basic technical illiteracy. There’s essentially a subgroup of young people (typically
by jackjeff 7y ago
I share the sentiment but what the article explains is more shocking than basic technical illiteracy. There’s essentially a subgroup of young people (typically poorer and less educated) who do not believe the news but believe their friends and all the rubbish that comes off their social feed.
I don’t want to sound too alarmist but that really scares me. If I believed all the stuff from my social feed I’d be drinking bleach and worried about the reptilian Royal family is after me because I know the earth is flat.
- tenpies 7y agoThe problem you run into is that every time an expert or mainstream opinion is wrong, those social media feeds gain legitimacy. You would think this puts a huge onus and pressure on mainstream media and experts to be measured, fact checked, and accountable right? Nope! Publish first, then when you've done your damage add a little end note saying that you've editing the article a week later so you can pretend you're a "journalist" instead of a tabloid blogger.