The youth that I interact with has grown to be automatically sceptical of such things.
There's a generation growing up that doesn't take anything at face value. I wonder what the second order effects of this will be?
There's a generation growing up that doesn't take anything at face value. I wonder what the second order effects of this will be?
I wish, my son came to me recently to tell me about how he is gonna get free robux on Roblox because someone on Roblox told him to do it.
Like in every other way I watch him and he's safe and smart but the moment humans hear a thing they want to be true ... out the window goes good choices.
There were a series of stories about how "this generation can spot fake news better than the last" that seemed encouraging ... but if you looked closer, the "this generation" was still really bad at it ...
He's learning, that's a valuable lesson.
I don't believe this event alone supports the conclusion you try to make:
> the moment humans hear a thing they want to be true ... out the window goes good choices
It has to be edited by paid employees, legally sound and maintained. wikipedia doesnt cut it.
People are actively darkening their own worldviews by arguing themselves out of good knowledge and swimming into fake news for the thrill of victory. Heady aggression is killing our ability to hold rational positions, when they start misquoting fifteen studies and claiming the 'truth' is whatever they want to know.
Folks in management routinely filter messages. What surprises me more is that you are aware that your developers don't believe you.
it's more like they pick what to take at face value...