> [!tldr] In the post-truth world of "alternate facts", simply having facts on your side no longer cuts it The internet is full of essentially every kind of information. Facts and "alternate facts" are indiscernible from one-another in the pure black-and-white data perspective. Vetting potentially bogus information is a responsibility of the information consumer – and information consumers are by and large looking for things that uphold their existing system of beliefs. No matter what they believe, they will be able to find (and make a [[Filter Bubble]] out of) sources that support their world view. How to solve this: (Giant question mark) Maybe a use case of [[Best Story Wins]]... or maybe that's just part of the problem. **** # More ## Source - [[How Minds Change]]