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I wondered this too, though the sibling comments make good counterpoints. I tend to look to nature for inspiration in thorny problems. For this one - essential
by spinningslate 5y ago
I wondered this too, though the sibling comments make good counterpoints.
I tend to look to nature for inspiration in thorny problems. For this one - essentially confirmation bias - genetic mutation seems an attractive metaphor. That is: there's always a bit of randomness thrown in. That could be dialled up/tuned to always include some contrarian answers.
I don't expect we'll all return to the great debating chambers of the past, but it'd be an interesting experiment at least: what would happen if every anti-vax search result included something on the benefits?
- southerntofu 5y agoWhy not let people have their own worldviews? Don't you believe the benefits of self-organized communities far outweigh the downsides? I'd much rather have 10 000 different communities who don't agree on anything, than have a strong hegemonic culture stepping on every disagreeing voice, as we currently have in most countries.