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> Society doesn't adapt in the way you suggest by people disregarding what you think is irrelevant. It's not what I think, it's what has been proven in the 32
by whywhywhywhy 4y ago
> Society doesn't adapt in the way you suggest by people disregarding what you think is irrelevant.
It's not what I think, it's what has been proven in the 32 years since photoshop was invented. What killings are you talking about that were caused by the existence of image manipulation?
- TuringTest 4y agoYou are looking at this with a Western perspective. Yet not everybody connecting to the internet has had access to computers for 30 years. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45449938 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45449938 > "A SIM card was about $200 [before the changes]," she says. "In 2013, they opened up access to other telecom companies and the SIM cards dropped to $2. Suddenly it became incredibly accessible." > "People were immediately buying internet accessible smart phones and they wouldn't leave the shop unless the Facebook app had been downloaded onto their phones," Mearns says. Thet Swei Win believes that because the bulk of the population had little prior internet experience, they were especially vulnerable to propaganda and misinformation. This means that large amounts of people are not internet-savvy enough to spot fakes and know not to trust them.