Re: Why Do People Spread Misinformation Online?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 06:13:45 -0000 (UTC), Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
 

[proof of my point about misinformation]

 
*Sigh*
 

Le sigh *Reddit face* - you missed the point actually. If experts can lie,
with the official permission of, even urging of, governments, to get what
they want, everybody can. Experts can be drowned out so my will is
executed. And since the experts have been caught lying so frequently, so
boldly, their loss in credibility is my gain.

There is no going back, experts can’t regain their cache or authority.
They’re just another person on the Internet. The time to have reflected on
this was… decades ago. It’s far too late to complain about it now. I would
say it’s a lesson the experts should take to heart, but they’re obsolete
now. Experts and their shill minions did this, it’s audacious to complain
when everybody start realizing they can be experts too - just a claim is
enough. Europeans, Canadians, Chinese, and other third worlders will simply
pass laws making mal/mis/disinformation illegal. US will respond with more
government shills, but they’re… not sending their best. Nobody wants to be
a shill, so the cream of the crop will never enter the profession.

Le sigh… I guess it’s back to Reddit if you want government curated lies.