[8/*] If most people _wanted_ other people to be themselves and express themselves, our _mainstream_ media would have always reflected that! Why this was not obvious to me, I don't know.
First, I would start by asking, why has this never been a concern before? Why are people only _now_ concerned with mass dissemination of blatantly false information, when it has been going on for hundreds of years?
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Do you think The Bible is accurate? Should it be banned? Should it come with a warning label on the front that says, "WARNING: PEOPLE CANNOT ACTUALLY WALK ON WATER"?
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When considered in context, the false things being spread today are exactly the same as the false things that have always propagated. People tend to believe things that are less than rational.
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Because 100 years ago you needed to tell this in person, write a book or smth, and now you literally can write it with device in your pocket in 5 seconds and basically anyone can see it?
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And? Are you suggesting that people believe more weird things now then they did 100 years ago? I'm not sure how anyone could possibly arrive at that conclusion, but I'm willing to entertain it if you have some evidence.
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