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> You will win more friends with a "never correct others" policy. However, what if belief in the misinformation has deadly consequences? where do you think the
by sigstoat 5y ago
> You will win more friends with a "never correct others" policy. However, what if belief in the misinformation has deadly consequences?
where do you think the line should be drawn? dying is pretty clearly terrible.
what if someone is going to invest all of their money in a ponzi scheme? or put 50% of their savings into GME? or invest in a high expense ratio index fund?
we've got to ignore some mistakes and errors on the part of others.
- exo-pla-net 5y agoI'm glad you've decided to let me arbitrate this matter. Here is my official misinformation heuristic, three questions to ask oneself before acting: 1) Is this misinformation likely to convince and harm a great number of people? 2) Could belief in this misinformation result in severe health or emotional damage, for a single person or more who believe it? 3) If yes to either, are you an expert on the issue, relative to the person or group making the claim? If you're indeed an expert, try to save the person or people from their downfall. If you're not an expert, read up on the issue before meddling. God forbid it's you who is wrong. And, of course, if no significant harm is likely, ignore it.