MostlyHarmlessJul 29, 2023
Y'all remember, before the internet, when people thought the source of stupidity was lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn't that.
Show threadAndreas K

@MostlyHarmless Ah, but does the Internet provide access to information?

You'll find that information, valuable, validated information, happens to be on the Internet quite often behind a paywall.

That starts with quality journalism, but especially is bothersome when you click around and want to check some, and Elsevier or one of its brothers in spirit want €40 for a single scientific article.

Aug 1, 2023 at 5:46pmWeb
Show threadAndreas KAug 1, 2023

@MostlyHarmless
So what has the Internet changed? The speed you could access good information, if you have the money. Or if you have the skills and the time to filter through the gigantic heap of not so tasty s%!t to figure out what is correct and what is fake.

Especially the creation of bullshit and biased (at best) or totally wrong and misleading (at worst) information has actually sped up with the Internet.