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The purpose of fact-checking isn't to improve online discourse. It's to reduce public health crises, like vaccination hesitancy, and extremism based on falsehoo
by exo-pla-net 5y ago
The purpose of fact-checking isn't to improve online discourse. It's to reduce public health crises, like vaccination hesitancy, and extremism based on falsehoods (e.g. countless false claims of ballot irregularities), leading to political violence. But in terms of reducing toxicity, your idea of introducing self-care interventions is great.