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The post defines "misinformation" as a granule of untruth that brains will gladly replace with fact given convincing evidence or the self-imposed belief that se
by ftxbro 4y ago
The post defines "misinformation" as a granule of untruth that brains will gladly replace with fact given convincing evidence or the self-imposed belief that serves a personal purpose, such as psyching ourselves up to play a mean game of chess. It is willing suspension of disbelief.
The post defines "disinformation" as a lie designed to force an imbalance of power and it cares not one iota for the harms caused along the way. It is a replacement of something that works, something that is accepted, with a notion that a particular ideal is achievable or a scary conclusion can be avoided if only we were willing to open our minds to a different way of thinking.
According to the blog post, the difference between misinformation and disinformation is that misinformation is either a granule of untruth that can be corrected with convincing evidence or the self-imposed belief that serves a personal purpose. Meanwhile, disinformation is a lie designed to force an imbalance of power, and it doesn't care about the harm it causes.
The blog post believes it's important to distinguish misinformation from disinformation because while misinformation can be corrected with convincing evidence, disinformation is a lie and is designed to force an imbalance of power. The post warns about the coming wave of disinformation, and it argues that it's important to be less tolerant towards disinformation for everyone's sake.