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It may be true that we "cannot police misinformation" in a good way. I haven't figured out otherwise. BUT: I'd really like to know what would happen if we requ
by lcall 5y ago
It may be true that we "cannot police misinformation" in a good way. I haven't figured out otherwise.
BUT: I'd really like to know what would happen if we required putting some words like this all over the place (FB, ...): "Please consider: are info sources accurate and reliable? How do we know that?--perhaps based on trustworthy behavior over time of the original eyewitness and all reporters in the chain to us; and corroboration by other such reliable sources? And/or of the organization that employs those people? Do you know who they are, exactly, and their history?"
(I read about some study that I couldn't find later, which said something(?) like that had a useful impact.)
I and my extended family have traveled, read a lot from a variety of sources, gravitate to plainness and honesty and personal growth/learning more than to entertainment, and know people who know people who travel extensively, have personal experience in a variety of fields, etc, and I think many of us are very careful about whom to believe, for what. I think most of us (?) would know, soon enough at least, if we were being duped by digital sources about important things.
Edit: to aid my thinking, here are some interesting other thoughts I got from others' comments here: A significant % of humanity chooses what to believe not based on facts/reliability/truth/honesty/goodwhatevers, but based on things like: ego, group membership, repetition, and what they want to believe (I suppose because it feels more reassuring/familiar/comfortable/safe/simple/easy for them at the time, sometimes due to fears or the other reasons listed above like ego, group..). I suppose rampant addictions (including porn) are major contributing/distorting factors, as people try to self-medicate for their fears and hurts.
Now, how might one best decide whether oneself is susceptible? Maybe we can consider, now and again, what we love the most -- truth, kindness, improvement of self and others, etc, or pleasure/power/attention? I think the first 2 commandments as taught in Christianity are relevant: to love God w/ all our heart, might, mind, and strength (which I suppose is aided by understanding His true nature and the good he offers us); and to love our neighbor (every other human) as ourselves -- treating them the way we would want to be treated, helpfully for their specific situation.
- 8note 5y agoTooling for showing that breadcrumbing would be handy. Just a link to the written content doesn't give a lot of context to how reliable that content is. I think it's very profitable for social media sites to promote hard to verify information though, so it's unlikely to change