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> it's demoralizing that we've reached this point where misinformation spreads at the same rate as good information. This has always been true. It's a fundamen
by munificent 6y ago
> it's demoralizing that we've reached this point where misinformation spreads at the same rate as good information.
This has always been true. It's a fundamental part of the human story, an emergent property that arises from the cost to produce misinformation compared to the cost to discover the truth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law
- recursive 6y agoI would expect that generally misinformation spreads faster. People that verify authenticity before spreading are slower because they're verifying authenticity.
- jjk166 6y agoVerifiers may be slower to repeat, but those with a good track record of authenticity presumably have larger networks willing to take them at their word. It may take longer for Nature to publish something than a random crank journal, but Nature's impact factor is orders of magnitude higher.