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> More information being available is unlikely to change that. No, it's not. Education is though. > We already can't parse the amount of information available
by squigz 2y ago
> More information being available is unlikely to change that.
No, it's not. Education is though.
> We already can't parse the amount of information available today.
You're right, we can't. But more ignorance is hardly the solution I'd opt for.
- HPsquared 2y agoWhose education, then? People can be educated in all sorts of different ways.
- squigz 2y agoI'm not entirely sure what you're asking. Who would be educated? Everyone, I would hope. Whose education would they be given? As in, what education plan? I would say one devised by teachers and educational experts, the goal of which (in the context of this discussion) would be to educate children on things like critical thinking, media literacy, recognizing propaganda, etc.
- HPsquared 2y agoI mean they could be educated in something other than our standard tradition. For example someone educated in NK under the ideology of "the Juche idea" will have very different reactions to media than we would have.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoWhy does ‘more ignorance’ matter if the current smaller quantity is already beyond you? (And realistically for pretty much everyone, zero prospects of grasping even 90% of what’s currently available)
- squigz 2y agoJust because it's beyond me or you doesn't mean it's beyond everyone else. The point GP made that it seems most people have missed, is that we need to recognize that we almost always lack the necessary context and expertise to understand something. One potential response to that realization is more ignorance, yes, I suppose. Another might be looking for people with the necessary expertise to understand something and get their input on it.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoGetting the input from someone, means not getting the input from someone else… in that unit of time. So it doesn’t make a difference? (Assuming there are way more potential inputs than you have lifespan to receive, which is already the case) And I’m pretty sure it’s the case for everyone, since even if someone is 10x smarter than Einstein, they will still only have 24 hours a day. And their neurons have a chemical upper limit in processing speed.
- squigz 2y agoWhat point are you trying to make, exactly?
- MichaelZuo 2y agoI’m not sure, because I was the one who asked you, why does this matter?
- squigz 2y agoI'm not going to argue for the sake of arguing. If you have a position you're arguing from, at least try to articulate it, otherwise I'm done with this conversation.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoHuh?