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Refuting bullshit is a pain. If it takes more energy to refute bullshit than the energy used to create it, it gets frustrating, fast. Brandolini's Law[0] applie
by gravitate 4y ago
Refuting bullshit is a pain. If it takes more energy to refute bullshit than the energy used to create it, it gets frustrating, fast. Brandolini's Law[0] applies here.
> Brandolini's law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage that emphasizes the effort of debunking misinformation, in comparison to the relative ease of creating it in the first place. It states that "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini's_law
- scatterhead 4y agoThis may be true, but it doesn't explain the problem. If there's a bigger problem with bullshit today than in the past (and the article certainly does zero work to convince us of this), it's not because it takes too much effort to refute bullshit -- it's because there are no social consequences to being marked a bullshitter.