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But then again, what if it's Mr. Fred's jaded ex-business partner who posted the blog and the video was faked?
by coderintherye 6y ago
But then again, what if it's Mr. Fred's jaded ex-business partner who posted the blog and the video was faked?
- godelski 6y agoEverything should have some form of skepticism. The more ridiculous thing being presented, the more skepticism you should apply. Skepticism does not mean disbelief, but rather that you shouldn't just take things at face value and put on your critical thinking and analyst hat. Or as someone much wiser than me put it > extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We're already in a society where it is easy to control narratives and manipulate viewpoints. You don't need CGI or ML to do that. Unfortunately it feels like we're in the habit that we apply scrutiny when things are simple and take at face when things are absurd.
- munificent 6y agoThat valid concern applies equally to non-anonymous information too. Certainly, knowing the author is a useful part of evaluating some information. But, of course, authorship can be faked too. There's no escape from the need to apply critical reasoning to the information you encounter.