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If they'll both misinterpret things, might as well go with the free, decentralized, and democratic option.
by xvector 2y ago
If they'll both misinterpret things, might as well go with the free, decentralized, and democratic option.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoFacts are now whatever most people think is true.
- xvector 2y agoFor the kind of statements typically getting fact checked, unironically yes.
- ragebol 2y agoFacts aren't democratic. One scientist can't possibly democratically verify facts if there are a hundred crazy family uncles and aunts not liking/denying their facts or simply feeling different.
- xvector 2y agoFacts are a lot more nuanced than you seem to think they are, especially for the political statements typically being fact checked It's absolutely trivial to creatively interpret statistics in a way that pushes your agenda and say "hey look the FACTS agree with me!"