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The "unchecked misinformation" alternative hasn't really been working out so well either, for what it's worth.
by Fauntleroy 6y ago
The "unchecked misinformation" alternative hasn't really been working out so well either, for what it's worth.
- mjfl 6y agoI don't think it's working nearly as badly as you think.
- Fauntleroy 6y agoIf only the dead in the US could talk.
- ohashi 6y agoPresident Trump. I think it's gone pretty fucking badly.
- mjfl 6y agooh right because of the russian bots on twitter.
- wallacoloo 6y agoPlease read this site's guidelines before participating in discussions here. Particularly the first and third point under "In Comments". Thanks. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jpttsn 6y agoHits and misses. It worked great for Galileo.
- andrewprock 6y agoCould you clarify what you mean by "it worked great" here?
- will_pseudonym 6y agoI would assume he was referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair, where the "unchecked misinformation" was heliocentrism.
- whimsicalism 6y agoI'm pro-management of information on platforms but anti-this sort of management for these purposes. Public health misinformation, sure. News articles? Hm. I think it is stupid to not vote for Biden over something like this. But, I also don't think the articles I've seen "debunking" the NYPost article have been very compelling.
- giardini 6y agowhimsicalism says >"I think it is stupid to not vote for Biden over something like this. "< IMO Biden's likely to pass away before he's elected and so I think it foolish to vote for him. He looks like a dead man walking - a paper cutout that Democrats move from one empty rally to another. BTW who becomes the Democratic party nominee should Biden a) die or fall very seriously ill before the election? b) die on the eve of the election (i.e., halfway through the voting, when some votes have already been cast for the deceased)? c) die after the election but before he's sworn in as President? I see Biden's health as extremely precarious.