Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t...
by alephnerd on Monday May 06, 2024 @11:14AM
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Pretty much.
Access to information isn't bad, but we also need to remember that we're all part of the same team.
Increasingly, partisans on both sides of the political and social aisle don't actually care about the opposing side. They just want to win.
And this is why countries like Russia, China, and Iran have been so successful at weaponizing disinformation - it's being used by partisans on both sides to undermine the other, leading to chaos.
Access to information isn't bad, but we also need to remember that we're all part of the same team.
Increasingly, partisans on both sides of the political and social aisle don't actually care about the opposing side. They just want to win.
And this is why countries like Russia, China, and Iran have been so successful at weaponizing disinformation - it's being used by partisans on both sides to undermine the other, leading to chaos.