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Which is preferable, politically “neutral” search results, or search results that prioritize truth and accuracy? I prefer the latter, which is what google provi

Which is preferable, politically “neutral” search results, or search results that prioritize truth and accuracy? I prefer the latter, which is what google provides now, but I’d be interested to hear from those who would prefer the former. If one party says that little green aliens are going to raise ATM fees and another party doesn’t, should google be obligated to return search results supporting both perspectives?

theduder99 6y ago
politically neutral search results? you've got to be kidding. guess you don't remember the multiple "auto-complete fiascos" involving hillary, obama, trump, etc.
blockmarker 6y ago
I do not trust Google to give me accurate and truthful results. Not the engineers, not the executives, not the company. They are my political opponents. They are people and Google is still a corporation: they can all be bought, infiltrated, deceived, manipulated and threatened. I would not allow such a centralized point of failure for all information and knowledge to be controlled. Given that not even soft sciences academics, who are supposed to be erudites, can separate themselves from their biases and look at things objectively, and their whole job is supposed to be that, I do not trust that the engineers at Google are able to do that. And finally, simply giving an incredibly small elite what the rest of the population can see and know, is a bad idea. These are the reasons why I oppose prioritizing "truth and accuracy". It would not be such thing. I, personally, would add that just the two American political parties deciding what is politically neutral is pretty bad. Even if the Republicans are nominally on my side, I do not trust such people to treat fairly all other politics than the ones chosen by the leaders of each party. And all the other points I have raised wholly apply even to those on my side of politics. It would still, however, be better than letting my political enemies controlling the internet. If the roles were reversed, you would think the same.
- downerending 6y ago
  "Truth and Accuracy" sounds like a good name for a government ministry. Wonder if it's been done.

theduder99 6y ago

politically neutral search results? you've got to be kidding. guess you don't remember the multiple "auto-complete fiascos" involving hillary, obama, trump, etc.

blockmarker 6y ago

I do not trust Google to give me accurate and truthful results. Not the engineers, not the executives, not the company. They are my political opponents. They are people and Google is still a corporation: they can all be bought, infiltrated, deceived, manipulated and threatened. I would not allow such a centralized point of failure for all information and knowledge to be controlled. Given that not even soft sciences academics, who are supposed to be erudites, can separate themselves from their biases and look at things objectively, and their whole job is supposed to be that, I do not trust that the engineers at Google are able to do that. And finally, simply giving an incredibly small elite what the rest of the population can see and know, is a bad idea. These are the reasons why I oppose prioritizing "truth and accuracy". It would not be such thing. I, personally, would add that just the two American political parties deciding what is politically neutral is pretty bad. Even if the Republicans are nominally on my side, I do not trust such people to treat fairly all other politics than the ones chosen by the leaders of each party. And all the other points I have raised wholly apply even to those on my side of politics. It would still, however, be better than letting my political enemies controlling the internet. If the roles were reversed, you would think the same.

downerending 6y ago
"Truth and Accuracy" sounds like a good name for a government ministry. Wonder if it's been done.