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Loss of privacy has happened in the past, like with Wikileaks from which Pizzagate originated. >If someone says something you don't like or something you think
by belltaco 5y ago
Loss of privacy has happened in the past, like with Wikileaks from which Pizzagate originated.
>If someone says something you don't like or something you think is inaccurate, reply to it, inform people of what's wrong and convince them of why you believe you are right
President Franklin Roosevelt’s secretary of state, Cordell Hull, wrote: "A lie will gallop halfway round the world before the truth has time to pull its breeches on."
Fighting misinformation is way harder than spreading it. Because misinformation spreads virally because it's clickbait and interesting, while fact checks are boring.
- molbioguy 5y agoAbandoning rights and freedoms in the name of expediency is also a lot easier than standing up for them. And recovering those rights and freedoms once lost will be a long and miserable process.