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Why is noncurated linked with low quality? It should be straight from the source and thus the highest fidelity.
by guestbest 2y ago
Why is noncurated linked with low quality? It should be straight from the source and thus the highest fidelity.
- defrost 2y agoPerhaps "untreated" would be a better descripter as it evokes untreated wastewater unfit for drinking. The content being discussed here isn't guarenteed statements direct from trusted sources, it's the recirculated gossip chains of Reddit, Twitter, <media>.commentSections, Clickbait-WebSheets, etc.
- guestbest 2y agoYou’d have those rumor mills without the internet through the tabloid sheets. The internet allows someone to publish who is a direct source of rather than having to go through the press.
- paxys 2y agoIt also allows a million people to publish who aren't sources at all.
- defrost 2y agoTo distinguish a reliable direct source from millions that aren't requires judgement, filtering, treatment .. much like separating drinkable water from wastewater. Hence the use of terms such as "uncurated", "untreated", "raw", "filtered", etc.
- threeseed 2y agoWhat makes a story high quality is more than it just being a series of accurate quotes. It is where there is context and insights about the story.
- mcphage 2y ago> It should be straight from the source and thus the highest fidelity. Sure, if nobody ever lied.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoYou can have BS straight from the source as well if it doesn't show context for example.