Carrie Fisher in critical condition
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Brit Canuck
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Re: Carrie Fisher in critical condition
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Ritterskoop
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Re: Carrie Fisher in critical condition
I'm sure I have missed the point, but why would anyone reward such a headline with a click when it is known to be false? If we stop clicking on it, they will stop making it.Pastor Fireball wrote: The latest tinfoil asshattery from InfoWhores and their ilk: Recent "Jeopardy!" champion Cindy Stowell faked
her death and that several episodes of "Jeopardy!" were scripted in order to generate empathy for cancer patients...
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silverscreenselect
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Re: Carrie Fisher in critical condition
Because (a) they see it on the Internet and (b) it comports with what they think the truth is or what they would like the truth to be.Ritterskoop wrote: I'm sure I have missed the point, but why would anyone reward such a headline with a click when it is known to be false? If we stop clicking on it, they will stop making it.
This entire phenomenon was rather eerily predicted by George Orwell in 1984 where Winston Smith worked for an agency that went back and scoured the historical records so that they agreed with the country's current political stance. If Eurasia was the enemy, then newspaper articles and history books were changed to reflect the horrible things that Eurasia had "always" done over the years. Then, when Eastasia became the enemy, they changed the books again.
Technology makes this a whole lot easier today. Just post an article online that appears authentic and it becomes the truth. It's a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. We look for "facts" that confirm what we believe and ignore others:
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Ritterskoop
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Re: Carrie Fisher in critical condition
But surely once we are aware of this and have learned to think for ourselves, this bias goes away.silverscreenselect wrote: Just post an article online that appears authentic and it becomes the truth. It's a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. We look for "facts" that confirm what we believe and ignore others:
If you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked. - Tom Robbins
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Re: Carrie Fisher in critical condition
Confirmation bias has been a thing for a long time, but I'm still waiting for many people to learn to think for themselves. --BobRitterskoop wrote:But surely once we are aware of this and have learned to think for ourselves, this bias goes away.silverscreenselect wrote: Just post an article online that appears authentic and it becomes the truth. It's a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. We look for "facts" that confirm what we believe and ignore others:
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson