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We have no basis for believing that the loss of the institutions we're losing will lead to something better. It's a lie sold by demagogues who profit from the v
by add-sub-mul-div 10mo ago
We have no basis for believing that the loss of the institutions we're losing will lead to something better. It's a lie sold by demagogues who profit from the vacuum.
- techblueberry 10mo agoI mean, It’s nuanced and maybe I agree with the underlying point you’re trying to make, but I absolutely think there’s evidence there is something better because we have it. Independent journalists have more freedom to provide a larger diversity of opinions and perspectives that often go deeper than legacy media ever did.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 10mo ago> Independent journalists have more freedom to provide a larger diversity of opinions and perspectives that often go deeper than legacy media ever did. While this is true, bad actors also have more freedom to provide a large diversity of false and misleading information. The sheer of amount of noise that can be generated automatically by AI tools could easily overwhelm the signal from genuine sources. In this situation, the majority of people are either misinformed, or tune out entirely.