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Re:Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony by ceejayoz on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @08:39AM (#38263151)
No, they are misinformed and may believe entirely incorrect things as a result.
Re:Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony by aodonnell2536 on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @09:20AM (#38276843)
This is a good example as I’m sure many holocaust deniers see themselves as more informed than non-holocaust deniers
Re:Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony by mistermann on Thursday November 16, 2023 @09:30AM (#38289922)
>> They are still more informed though.

> No, they are misinformed and may believe entirely incorrect things as a result.

More informed does not necessarily protect one from being misinformed (your "no" implies your statement necessarily disagrees with mine - it does not).

> An example of this is Holocaust denial. A carefully selected set of facts in isolation can make someone believe the Holocaust didn't happen; this does not make "the Holocaust never happened" an informed belief.

Finding a positive example of something is easy, now try demonstrating there are literally zero counter examples, which is the claim you are making.

Also to consider:

- Is "informed" both a binary and non-decomposable?

- Might you be expressing your opinion on the matter, but representing (and perhaps perceiving) that opinion as a fact?

- "One important thing they could be more informed about for example is how slippery and illusory colloquial English language is, and the effects that has on the "reality" one experiences."