I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it

Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by garrettspringer on Sunday March 12, 2017 @08:44AM (#13850417)

I agree completely with the need of a new web. The bad information all across the web is gimmicky and flashy click bait is everywhere. Many people are becoming weary and desensitized to everything out there. We need to create a clean and simple, no bs web where information is clear and reliable.

Wikipedia I think is a small picture of what it could look like. Especially if better monitors are enforced.

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Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by krapp on Sunday March 12, 2017 @09:37AM (#13850596)

> The bad information all across the web is gimmicky and flashy click bait is everywhere.

That's the price you pay for a web that isn't controlled entirely by governments or the media. The alternative is some service like Facebook determining what the truth is on your behalf, and you becoming nothing more than a pig feeding at their trough.

People cite disinformation, bad information and "fake news" as evidence that the web is broken, but it's not. That's evidence the web is working as intended - the problem is with the humanity it's reflecting.

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Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by eeZah7Ux on Sunday March 12, 2017 @02:14PM (#13852095)

>> The bad information all across the web is gimmicky and flashy click bait is everywhere. > That's the price you pay for a web that isn't controlled entirely by governments or the media.

My N=1 anectada seem to show the opposite:

More trustable correlates with no gimmicks and ads - Wikipedia, academic articles, expert's and organization's blogs, sometimes even HN.

Less trustable correlates with flashy - average online news, facebook & co.

(as I said, N=1, bare with me)

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Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by sly010 on Sunday March 12, 2017 @12:13PM (#13851299)

> People cite disinformation, bad information and "fake news" as evidence that the web is broken, but it's not. That's evidence the web is working as intended - the problem is with the humanity it's reflecting.

This should be on top.

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