Same with misinformation. There is a basic skill in filtering out truth from fiction. If we outsource critical thinking to "reliable sources" and other authority figures, we dull that ability and it makes it even easier to fool us.
I think you're on to something, make me a 5000 word thesis on the evolution of the internet, goatse.cx as a case study, and the epistemological downfall of availability of information.
I think the turning point was the removal of goatse.cx
I know you are joking but hear me out - the human mind needs occasional shocks and surprises for it to know what is shocking and surprising.
If you try to remove “shocking” things then your brain rebalances and you need to remove even milder “shocking” things.
Its like these people become addicted to safety.
Same with misinformation. There is a basic skill in filtering out truth from fiction. If we outsource critical thinking to "reliable sources" and other authority figures, we dull that ability and it makes it even easier to fool us.
I think you're on to something, make me a 5000 word thesis on the evolution of the internet, goatse.cx as a case study, and the epistemological downfall of availability of information.
Every day Marxists are thirsting for more safety:
https://twitter.com/houmanhemmati/status/1612635584539033603?s=21