I’ve been thinking a lot about what the problems around information production and dissemination are in contemporary times. The go-to example for this is fake news, but it’s a bad example. Fake news is a real problem that has real effects, but most fake news is written in such a way that a discerning reader can tell they should be wary. My impression there is that the problem is people want to point to fake source to prove their point or get a response, which is a sociological issue that can’t be solved with simple censorship, which is essentially what the term “fake news” begs as its solution.
Too Big to Be True
Too Big to Be True
Too Big to Be True
I’ve been thinking a lot about what the problems around information production and dissemination are in contemporary times. The go-to example for this is fake news, but it’s a bad example. Fake news is a real problem that has real effects, but most fake news is written in such a way that a discerning reader can tell they should be wary. My impression there is that the problem is people want to point to fake source to prove their point or get a response, which is a sociological issue that can’t be solved with simple censorship, which is essentially what the term “fake news” begs as its solution.