The DebuggerWe're back with a new piece on media, truth and... well, bullshit.
With this article, we inaugurate a new section within The Debugger, "The Hyperreal", where we use a bit of philosophy to try to make sense of these times we live in. Hope you enjoy, and let us know what you think!
https://www.thedebugger.org/truth-in-the-age-of-bullshit-or-why-nobody-cares-about-fact-checking/
Truth in the age of bullshit (or why nobody cares about fact-checking)
Harry Frankfurt characterised bullshit as indifference towards truth. In a world where the flashes of the spectacle blur the distinction between truth and falsity, do we have a chance of not being swept along by the content we consume?