By: goosefeet22

goosefeet22 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:35:35 +0000

I like that you mention the ease of being able to fact check, because the reality is it actually is so easy, especially when you think about what using the internet or fact checking used to look like. There is no need to pull an encyclopedia (thank god) anymore, but it does feel like pulling teeth to try an get anyone to look up a claim. I hope with the rise of ‘analog’ and ‘physical media,’ we will see an increase in intention with internet use. I think bias of all things can be a complicating factor because people seem to be increasingly using it as an excuse to not believe anything ever instead of acknowledging its possible role in the creation of what they are seeing while still understanding the validity of a claim. These two things are very different, and it has become increasingly important to be a thoughtful consumer while actually consuming, because rejecting everything is such a contrarian perspective people seem to be increasingly holding.

By: LKSOC1004

LKSOC1004 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:46:26 +0000

It is interesting to think about how people are pretty aware of what the point of algorithms are. I am sure some do not consider it, but I think many people fully know that algorithms take what you show interest in and feed you more of it. The hard part is always keeping that in mind and acting accordingly. What I like about what you have said here is that it doesn’t push responsibility onto someone other than a given subject. While I do think that corporations should be held to a standard, people also have to have a standard and must be willing to put some effort into verification of information. I am not trying to blame the victim of an intentional campaign to make verifiable information harder to find, I do think that we can see a real problem with social media users in that they want to be able to passively consume information that they can trust. I totally understand why, but I think it is idealistic and the reality is that we have to be active in our engagement with online information. There isn’t another way to get ourselves out of the paranoia and trust issue hole we often find people in.

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By: goosefeet22

By: LKSOC1004