Comments on: Ignorance Is Bliss

By: Goldie the Goldfish

Goldie the Goldfish — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:17:54 +0000

Hi! I love the question you ask at the beginning, “Is it worth the effort to search for answers to questions you don’t know exist?” I think this is a really good question to ask because it really forces us to question how much information we really need to search for. I like the steps given by Verified. They’re important to be familiar with and often important to use but I won’t pretend that I’m immune to occasionally making quick judgements and moving on. I won’t even pretend that’s something I want to be immune to because then I would quite literally spend all my time doing research which would honestly suck. I think questions like these are really important to consider alongside a book like this because it allows us to consider the practical application.

By: C6H6 - Benzene

C6H6 - Benzene — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 02:51:54 +0000

Ignorance is bliss, and you hit the mark.
I love your major takeaways from the readings this week! I love your major points on lateral reading, and how without it, you can simply fall for the articles trap and not allow yourself to expand and truly understand what you might begin to read. Not only taglines, but how it looks is a great way to lure people in, just as you stated, even if they look pretty, they can still be full of nonsense.
I love you point that you pull directly from the book on, we have to investigate no matter how trustworthy it may seem. That is such a big thing to say, but creates positive habits that allow you to not just judge it by its cover, but rather judge it by its information. This can help avoid things like. Trust compression, which are directly linked to the ignorance and the human mind, and allow for you to create that trust for yourself.

By: adimae77

adimae77 — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:46:25 +0000

Hello! You brought up some great points in your article. I especially enjoyed your section about the skepticism some people approach internet research with. The quote you pulled summed that chapter up in a really startling way–we can definitely take our distrust too far, to the point where we never actually find out the truth about anything. You mentioned investigating the source itself, and that’s a big part of battling overskepticism. Context is crucial in determining the reliability of a source on any given topic, like how you said expert knowledge is important–except when that expert’s opinion is the minority or fringe one. Thanks for your perspective on these ideas!