Big Data: when it is cheaper to store data than to decide what to do with it. Big Bullshit: when it is easier to spread BS than to filter it
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Rising levels of bullshit in the world can be explained by social media turning crowds into distributed Big Data stores.
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He missed 2 things. 1: Bullshit presents a sorting problem (separating true and false) not a refutation problem (demonstrating falsehood)
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And 2: BS has an additional positive property of being easy to repeat (memetic strength). This allows it to replicate on social networks
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