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> Bullshit Asymmetry If we could solve the Bullshit Asymmetry problem, imagine the progress we could make as a species. Someone reads that "ACKCHYUALLY, if yo
by Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
> Bullshit Asymmetry
If we could solve the Bullshit Asymmetry problem, imagine the progress we could make as a species.
Someone reads that "ACKCHYUALLY, if you're operating a car for personal reasons, and not for hire, then you're not actually 'driving', you're just traveling, and you're not legally required to have a driver's license or car registration!
The cops and the courts have it wrong!" just one time, and it's now a permanent belief, and absolutely nothing you do or say can convince them otherwise, and now you've got another Sovereign Citizen.
That's just one example. Flat Earthers, various conspiracy theories, some anti-vax beliefs...
- jancsika 3y agoKeep in mind that the normal learning process involves students asking questions out of left field, surprising and frustrating even long-time experts who might need some time to consider how to answer even if the expert has the knowledge to notice the fallacy. If removing bullshit puts an undue burden on that learning process that causes students to refrain from asking the questions that will help them understand the topic, then you didn't ACKCHYUALLY remove it, you only moved it. :)