• @stevedidwhat_infosec
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    426 days ago

    Are you implying that the majority of people don’t look at facts and statistics?

      • @stevedidwhat_infosec
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        326 days ago

        Do you have any evidence or data to support this conclusion, or are you participating in the behavior?

        • Flying Squid
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          -126 days ago

          Do you seriously need evidence that most people don’t research what they hear on the news?

          • @stevedidwhat_infosec
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            426 days ago

            Yes. Because not everything that appears intuitive, is fact. This is how disinformation is spread. It is a vulnerability in the human psychology.

            • Flying Squid
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              -326 days ago

              If you were right and people researched things they heard on the news, disinformation wouldn’t spread. And Biden wouldn’t have to say that violent crime is historically low.

              I mean I have no idea why you think he would bother saying it if most people researched this stuff.

              • @stevedidwhat_infosec
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                326 days ago

                Perhaps to reiterate that he’s bringing value to the US for the upcoming election?

                Perhaps to cover all the bases, for those that don’t look at fact/evidence (meaning not necessarily a majority of people not looking at fact)

                I mean the possibilities are endless, i feel like you’re taking a pretty narrow view to this subject

                • Flying Squid
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                  -226 days ago

                  You have not explained how disinformation spreads if people research what they hear on the news.

                  • @stevedidwhat_infosec
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                    426 days ago

                    That wasn’t the topic of discussion. You implied that a majority of people don’t research their views without anything other than anecdotal evidence

                    You tried to pivot to this other topic, I did not follow it.

                    I can agree with “at least some people do not properly vet and research their views” but I cannot subscribe to “most”

                    Make sense?