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0 pointsSpicyLemonZest6y ago0 comments

But that mindset is exactly why we're in a post-truth era. If a news outlet's primary goal is convincing people to do the right thing rather than accurately communicating information, why should we trust that the information they communicate is accurate?

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lgleason6y ago

Exactly. Many are the same outlets who also are happy to do the bidding of the Chinese government that has a horrible human rights record, be overtly political/partisan, shill for corporate interests over facts and the best interests of the average person and who regularly moralize instead of reporting. Thanks, but no thanks.

beepboopbeep6y ago

Doing the right thing and accurate information can be one in the same.

didgeoridoo6y ago

They can, or they cannot. The media lying about the effectiveness of masks for several weeks was “right” in that it probably allowed hospitals to refresh their stockpiles before mass panic buying set in. But it was a lie nonetheless. Same with the “coronavirus is a virus, Purell is useless because it is antibacterial” meme. The media is burning its credibility in favor of noble lies — but at the end, will it be worth it?

beepboopbeep6y ago

Yes, of course it's worth it. The media's credibility isn't a finite resource. It ebbs and flows like everything else in this world. Nothing is as binary as you see it.

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ajna916y ago

The is-ought problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem

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lgleason6y ago

beepboopbeep6y ago

Doing the right thing and accurate information can be one in the same.

didgeoridoo6y ago

beepboopbeep6y ago

Yes, of course it's worth it. The media's credibility isn't a finite resource. It ebbs and flows like everything else in this world. Nothing is as binary as you see it.

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ajna916y ago

The is-ought problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse