Re: Why Do People Spread Misinformation Online?

On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 07:59:43 -0000 (UTC), Oregonian Haruspex wrote:

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
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On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 07:39:19 -0000 (UTC), Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
 

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

On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 06:06:14 -0000 (UTC), Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
 

If experts can lie, with the official permission of, even urging of,
governments, to get what they want, everybody can.

 
Who told you the experts are lying? Do you take the word of some
random Facebook/Xwitter loony (or local politician who believes them)
over somebody who has made a career out of studying the cause and
treatment of diseases? Do you find it easier to respond to someone
who pushes your buttons, rather than someone who tries to give you
accurate explanations that you cannot be bothered to expend the
mental effort to try to understand?
 

You seem very offended.

 
Projecting? I merely ask questions.
 

You need a new script ...

First you tried to say I was “offended”, then you betray the signs that
you yourself are the one offended ... projecting, exactly as I said.

Pro Internet tip: if you have to start resorting to an ad-hominem
smokescreen to distract from the discussion at hand, that’s a sign you’ve
run out of logical arguments to defend your position.