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> Do you feel responsible for generating misinformation? This is a bizarre stance to take. Social media was always filled with false information. It's entirely
by bitcharmer 5y ago
> Do you feel responsible for generating misinformation?
This is a bizarre stance to take. Social media was always filled with false information. It's entirely on news outlets to verify what they decide to publish.
- chrisseaton 5y agoWhy fuel the problem by seeding more false information?
- bastawhiz 5y agoShould we also remove the fiction section from libraries?
- chrisseaton 5y agoDoes anyone in practice confuse books from the fiction section with news? People do in practice confuse Tweets every second of every day.
- bastawhiz 5y agoFor the past few years, the best selling books on Amazon have been misinformation about the pandemic, virology, and "critical race theory" (if that even means anything anymore). Your reasoning is tortured at best.
- chrisseaton 5y agoAre they sold in the fiction section?
- bastawhiz 5y agoI feel like the actual answer really undermines your point more than you think
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- chrisseaton 5y ago> Should we also remove the fiction section from libraries? Are people confused by the fiction section? > Well people publish weird stuff in the non-fiction section as well. Ok... what's that got to do with the fiction section you were talking about?
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- maxerickson 5y agoAre you trying to get out of jury duty?
- dzikimarian 5y agoWhy should it be socially acceptable to generate misinformation? It's in the end harmful for everyone. (I don't mean obvious parody and fiction, clearly labeled as such).
- bitcharmer 5y agoMy comment is about news outlet's obligation to verify information they publish. I never said anything about posting satire by individuals.
- dzikimarian 5y agoSomeone asked if thread author feels responsible. You responded with "that's bizarre stance to take", therefore implying, that it's weird to frown upon individuals posting "satire". I fully agree news outlets should verify what they publish. Still what this guy did was kinda crappy and I fail to see any humor in that. (before someone starts implying something I didn't say - I don't call to "cancel him", "ban him" or whatever you do this days)