Our digital systems reward belonging over accuracy, with people gaining status by aligning with their group, not by checking facts. Once beliefs become tied to identity, more media literacy won’t shift behaviour, the social rewards run against work against it.
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our digital systems reward belonging over accuracy, with people gaining status by aligning with their group, not by checking facts. Once beliefs become tied to identity, more media literacy won’t shift behaviour, the social rewards run against work against it.
like, it's not a "I think you have a bad target" issue, it's a "I really hope you don't think this is a silver bullet and not the cauterization of a particularly jackassy hydra head
not sure if "jackassy" is a dictionary approved word but it feels right so whatever
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
like, it's not a "I think you have a bad target" issue, it's a "I really hope you don't think this is a silver bullet and not the cauterization of a particularly jackassy hydra head
not sure if "jackassy" is a dictionary approved word but it feels right so whatever