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No doubt this characterisation is bring misused, or better, there surely is a lot of state-sponsored misinformation about misinformation. That said, not every
by ithkuil 5y ago
No doubt this characterisation is bring misused, or better, there surely is a lot of state-sponsored misinformation about misinformation.
That said, not every information out there is genuine opinion that just falls on one or another side of some point on the spectrum.
There is a form of "information" that is constructed as a cheap flood of random claims that are cheap to produce and hard to confute. (Aka https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law)
Now imagine you recognize this latter as a serious problem in society. How can you approach to it without confusing it with the former?
- errantmind 5y agoHonestly, I don't know, but I'd rather there be no confrontation than taking away people's fundamental rights
- ithkuil 5y agoI think there is vast gulf between jailing people for saying things and rebutting bullshit online. The fact we as a society struggle to even discuss the difference is worrying. The "slippery slope" meme has poisoned our ability to see nuance and pushed otherwise reasonable people into extremist positions.