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This is a legit concern, even if the propagandists are human rather than bots. To be fair, though, online debates may have value for the readers even if they n
by marc_abonce 2y ago
This is a legit concern, even if the propagandists are human rather than bots.
To be fair, though, online debates may have value for the readers even if they never convince the original poster. Since most users in a forum are lurkers[1] it's very hard to measure how effective is an argument and what extent is a particular debate even worth it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule
- randomdata 2y agoHow do you even measure the effectiveness towards the original poster? Logically, you are going to spend more time 'arguing' for what you don't believe in as a validation that you truly understand what you do believe in, so what onlookers read is not even a reflection of reality.