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The problem with this is that if you allow people to spread big enough lies you end up with things like the Rohingya massacre, or the resurgence of measles. You
by pjc50 2y ago
The problem with this is that if you allow people to spread big enough lies you end up with things like the Rohingya massacre, or the resurgence of measles. You will of course reply "I don't care, my free speech is worth any number of lives of other humans", but other humans may take a different view.
- Covzire 2y agoHistory repeatedly shows the collective intelligence of the masses is superior to government bureaucrats. Every, single, time. I specifically mentioned COVID because everything we take for granted now as basic truths were revealed very early on in the pandemic, but got suppressed by bureaucrats who thought they knew better (or were paid not to know better).
- ben_w 2y ago> Every, single, time No, it really doesn't. The wisdom of the crowds has some domains where it's good, and others where it's bad. Bandwagons, groupthink, whatever you want to call it, that effect is also real. If I pick a random person and ask them what they think the "basic truths" of COVID are, 20-40% of the stuff they will say will still be false today — it just doesn't matter any more that they're wrong. I feel this should be easy to spot by having two large populations that hold mutually incompatible beliefs, such as the way Americans love the 2nd amendment while the UK bans not only guns but also knives in pubic without good reason.