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If it's irrelevant why does it seem there's far more flat earthers and anti-vaccine people today than 40 years ago? I do agree there are positives to the truth
by vel0city 3y ago
If it's irrelevant why does it seem there's far more flat earthers and anti-vaccine people today than 40 years ago?
I do agree there are positives to the truth being more accessible. I don't need to go to the library or pay massive fees to access peer reviewed articles these days. I can collaborate with peers all over the world to search for the truth. This doesn't help when most of the popular web is actively pushing up falsehoods instead of the truth. And that's happening on a scale that's never before been possible.
- hooverd 3y agoThere were no flat earther and anti-vaccine communities 40 years ago.
- pixl97 3y agoThere have been anti-vaccine communities since vaccines were created. Honestly that part doesn't worry me. It's more about repeating the fascism of the 1930s that will drive people away from democracy right into the hands of authoritarians because the world turns into a post-truth uncertain mess.
- hooverd 3y agoThat's true. It's about scale and ease of access. You had to be part of some group. Now you can get the latest news about how the yab is part of the plandemic 24/7 from your buddies on the internet. The fascism part is interesting. I think we're wholly unprepared to deal with it because we've forgotten about all the fascists at home during that time (assuming you're talking about the US). I doubt as many people know about the American Bund and Nazi rallies in Madison Square Garden as they do about D Day.