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A German comedian once stated that an esoteric could claim more BS in 5 minutes than a scientist could disprove in one lifetime. I know there is a YouTube seri
by sdoering 5y ago
A German comedian once stated that an esoteric could claim more BS in 5 minutes than a scientist could disprove in one lifetime.
I know there is a YouTube series from renowned lecturers that discuss the same concept, but sadly can't find it right now.
The problem is that any instrument being introduced could be abused for censorship as well.
As much as I would like to have some things in place to counter the amount of BS in social media or on YouTube I fear it would backfire.
I think much would be gained if the platforms dismantled their algorithms optimized for engagement that lead people down a rabbit hole of more extreme content. Because in the end statistically this leads to more ad revenue from more clicks.
- srean 5y agoYes, I call it a denial of service attack. Not sure what the solution is.
- sdoering 5y agoAddendum: I found the lecture on YouTube [1]. The lecturers made a book from the lecture [2]. [1]: https://youtu.be/A2OtU5vlR0k https://youtu.be/A2OtU5vlR0k [2]: https://www.callingbullshit.org/ https://www.callingbullshit.org/
- austincheney 5y agoNot exactly what you are looking for but MIT has a partially animated series on YouTube about econometrics that is excellent.