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It fits a pretty strong definition of a double edged sword. It protects the rights of people say false statements as equally as true statements. The false state
by bluejekyll 5y ago
It fits a pretty strong definition of a double edged sword. It protects the rights of people say false statements as equally as true statements. The false statements are dangerous as it makes it difficult to make good decisions with it because those are based off of bad information.
Calling it a double-edged sword is not meant to say it’s not valuable. It absolutely is. It’s the bedrock of our democracy in the US. The question is only, how do we make sure the truth is more widely known than the lies?
- dolni 5y agoI understand how you're invoking the idea of a double-edged sword. I just don't usually hear it in a context where the alternative is living in dystopia. > The question is only, how do we make sure the truth is more widely known than the lies? Listen to alternative perspectives. Engage with ideas you don't agree with. Be aware of your biases, and other peoples' biases. Defend your perspectives using reason and evidence, not emotion or moral values (note: reason and evidence are the only things we can somewhat objectively agree on; though we still have to be aware of people doing shady stuff with studies and using statistics to misrepresent real-world phenomena). The trend I'm starting to see is that a lot of disconnects stem from ignorance.