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It can also make things actively worse - it's not just additional information, but potentially disinformation.
by 88e282102ae2e5b 8y ago
It can also make things actively worse - it's not just additional information, but potentially disinformation.
- themodelplumber 8y agoYeah, so: Research it, ask professionals about it, weigh the risks, and come to a decision, or don't. It's not like we're just computers who run every piece of input as a command with root privileges. We can engage and use a healthy, non-black-and-white filtering system.
- blacksmith_tb 8y ago"Disinformation" typically means something intended to mislead[1], as opposed to "misinformation" which is merely wrong, not intentionally malicious. I doubt anyone here is intentionally trying to harm others with their advice... 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation
- prawn 8y agoThey've asked for help in narrowing a field of information before they explore further. They're not asking for a final direction that they will blindly take.