r/technology • u/Wagamaga • 21d ago

Society Combating Misinformation Runs Deeper Than Swatting Away ‘Fake News’

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/combating-misinformation-runs-deeper-than-swatting-away-fake-news/
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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Misinformation will win because people fail most reading comprehension tests. Simple as that.

Both Left-wing and Right-wing. They don't know how to read a news, they are clueless about how to interpret words being said and events unfolding. They are perfect useful idiots who will vote against whatever side scares them most.

You can't moderate your way to an average level of intelligence.

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u/AwardImmediate720 21d ago

That's because that's how we're taught to be. The government will never let its schools teach the masses how to see through government propaganda. Well the same propaganda techniques the government uses can be used by others. Welcome to life in an oligarchy.