I agree with this. I think the "fake news has been around for a while" response also underestimates the effect that reducing barriers can have on behavior, especially the effect of something going from being "a bit inconvenient" to "trivially easy".https://twitter.com/baykenney/status/1140059126057357312 …
Replying to @AmandaAskell @Miles_Brundage
The main issue might be that our societies routinely rely on fake news to synchronize public sentiment (in the sense of selective presentation of facts and arguments to support a foregone conclusion). Rogue fake news threatens social/political cohesion.
8:13 PM - 15 Jun 2019
from Palo Alto, CA
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