Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by lmilcin on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:36PM
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Ah, yes... that only works if we are not being actively manipulated.
In ideal world all people would be weighing evidence, try to think logically and appeal to timeless, basic principles.
Unfortunately, the world is not ideal and (what a shocker) half of people have less than 100 IQ.
While it is easy to see through most lies most of the time (the logic just isn't there), the goal is not to fool everybody. It is enough to fool just enough people to sow confusion.
In ideal world all people would be weighing evidence, try to think logically and appeal to timeless, basic principles.
Unfortunately, the world is not ideal and (what a shocker) half of people have less than 100 IQ.
While it is easy to see through most lies most of the time (the logic just isn't there), the goal is not to fool everybody. It is enough to fool just enough people to sow confusion.