• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    I don’t necessarily trust info that claims to have my interest in mind because that how con artists approach their marks. They find a common problem, then confidently proclaim that have the perfect solution.

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        22 hours ago

        Is there a difference on social media? Unless they cite sources or I independently verify it, how are those different?

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          22 hours ago

          I thought we were talking about trusting or not trusting the “central authority”? I think you’re thinking about trusting individual posters or not.

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            21 hours ago

            Both. I don’t trust a central authority to make judgments on who to or not to trust on social media and I don’t trust individuals who post anything other then shallow opinions. If I make some heavy claim online, I always post a source when possible.

            We’re already seeing how accentual authorizes are demonetizing posts for using words that advertisers don’t like. I saw a discussion on the nazi imagery used for villains in a certain show get autobanned for promoting hate speech.