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Well said. When people suggest "critical thinking" as a solution to high-volume and high-visibility disinformation, my guess is they think the problem I'm tryi
by hairofadog 5y ago
Well said.
When people suggest "critical thinking" as a solution to high-volume and high-visibility disinformation, my guess is they think the problem I'm trying to solve is: "There's so much disinformation, and I just don't know what to think!" when actually the problem is "There's so much disinformation, and my fellow countrymen are acting on it in ways that cause measurable harm to me and to society at large."
It's a complex topic. I'm not suggesting that there's an easy answer and I'm not here to sing the praises of censorship, but I find it frustrating to see "think critically" proposed as if it's the simple, obvious solution over and over again.
- epgui 5y agoI think at least on some level, you might be right that there's a misunderstanding between the individual-level problem description and the system-level problem description. I think that's quite insightful.