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"We might have expected that being corrected would shift one’s attention to accuracy." Really? Who would think that? Science requires an open mind, sure, but i
by jerf 5y ago
"We might have expected that being corrected would shift one’s attention to accuracy."
Really? Who would think that? Science requires an open mind, sure, but it doesn't require you to be some sort of idiot when formulating your hypotheses. To a first approximation, nobody responds to being corrected with a polite thank you and a shift to focus on accuracy, and everybody knows that.
Whatever model of humanity they're operating with is less realistic than homo econimus. Are they using homo vulcanus?
- jsight 5y agoExactly... I find that a lot of the folks posting the most misinformation have basically zero interest in whether it actually is true.
- jerf 5y agoThat's excessively specific. Most people, no further qualifiers, have zero interest in whether what they are posting is actually true. Most people are just socially signalling their preferred in group by what news they propagate. Labeling things "misinformation" is just another dodge for having to engage with whether or not something is true, or has a grain of truth in it that you might not like.