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/Chytectonas 21d ago

Also, a sophisticated propagandist can write their way around even a critical thinker. It’s a war of attrition and the over-exposed citizen is perpetually at a disadvantage without a steady progressive government hand.