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  • Ja, das Internet wandelt sich extrem schnell von einer “Aufklärungs-Maschine” zu einer “Vernebelungs-Maschine”. Jedoch liegt das auch zu einem großen Teil daran, dass es einfach viel zu wirtschaftlich ist, diese Leute hinter’s Licht zu führen. Wenn du als Zeitung 10x mehr Exemplare verkaufen kannst, wenn du “clickbaity”-Headlines machst, und als Youtube-Kanal 100x mehr Klicks bekommst wenn du den wildesten Scheiß behauptest dann ist das eben so.

    Ich denke, wir müssen uns davon verabschieden, dass man im Internet tatsächlich gute Antworten auf ernst gemeinte Fragen bekommt. Ich frage mich schon seit einiger Zeit, wie wohl eine “post-faktische” Zeit aussehen wird. (Denn sie wird kommen. Was wir bisher gesehen haben, war nur ein Vorspiel.)



  • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.detoMemes@lemmy.mlSpot the difference
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    14 days ago

    Unchain yourself from the criticisms of figures your country has implanted in you over your lifetime, and think in terms of ideas.

    Realistically, that’s not gonna happen for most people. Hear me out:

    In 1500s when the printing press was invented, Martin Luther (not to be confused with Martin Luther King) saw the opportunity to print “bibles for everyone” to transform everybody into a priest - an enlightened being that always (or at least mostly) does the good/right thing.

    We know from history that that didn’t succeed. Not everybody turned into a priest, not even close. Instead, he caused Evangelism, and is partially causal for the Thirty Years’ War.

    Realistically, people thinking in terms of ideas is an inclination you’re born with (or so I believe). There’s just a lot of people who are not gonna do that. Especially if people see themselves at a (economic) disadvantage because of it. Most people just wanna live through ordinary life.


    BTW, I guess something similar happened with the internet. When the internet was first invented, people guessed that it would lead to the total education of all human beings. Instead, it has caused smartphones, “social” media (which is more antisocial media tbh), and a lot of spreading dumb narratives. So i’m not sure it really “enlightened” the people.