I love the internet but it's filled with so much garbage and lies now

[Hummin]

We had this plaque since day one, and I remember my history lessons from my schooldas, where you get the big lines, and impression of the black and white truths, but what we didnt learn, was everything they didnt teach us.

 

Continues the same way today, but at the same time bombarded with conflicting news and live stories in real time.

 

Even presented with hard core facts, many still choose to only believe one side of the stories blindly.

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Any funding for my degree was paid for by myself.

 

The EV you are so proud of would not be possible without scientists and engineers.

 

Thanks to science, you probably have a longer life expectancy, although it seems to be wasted on you.

That's one opinion, that all can agree with.

 

But you do realize, I was referring to the 'false science' people quote, that is basically 'lies & garbage' as pointed out in the OP.

 

Not the basic science the innovators used for the achievements produced over the centuries.  Try not to twist my thoughts to change my obvious narrative.

[spidermike007]

I would say more than 95% of what's online is garbage, lies and disinformation so we simply have to increase the quality of our nonsense meters to the point where we can see nonsense from a distance, and just ignore it completely. The problem is when people give nonsense credence, and when people start quoting nonsense and if it is truth. 

[cjinchiangrai]

19 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I would say more than 95% of what's online is garbage, lies and disinformation so we simply have to increase the quality of our nonsense meters to the point where we can see nonsense from a distance, and just ignore it completely. The problem is when people give nonsense credence, and when people start quoting nonsense and if it is truth. 

Certainly on AN. The Russian troll bots are in full force and welcomed for generating clicks.

[oxo1947]

 

 

The Russian troll bots are in full force ---and targeting ASEAN......................

 

 

[cjinchiangrai]

2 minutes ago, oxo1947 said:

 

 

The Russian troll bots are in full force ---and targeting ASEAN......................

 

 

Thanks for providing additional evidence.

[HappyExpat57]

2 minutes ago, oxo1947 said:

 

 

The Russian troll bots are in full force ---and targeting ASEAN......................

 

 

Honestly, some of the red hat supporters (PARTICULARLY the ones who are NOT US citizens!) make me think there must be more than a few in their midst.

[oxo1947]

1 minute ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Thanks for providing additional evidence.

да, твое право  -- 

 Yes you are correct........

[oxo1947]

2 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Honestly, some of the red hat supporters (PARTICULARLY the ones who are NOT US citizens!) make me think there must be more than a few in their midst.

 

Quote-"make me think there must be more than a few in their midst."

 

And the point of the Russian's trying to influence the readers of ASEAN is ...???

honestly --any chance of moving this to the joke page..........

[Taboo2]

Try going to a Library.

[dallen52]

Its click bait. 

 

Rubbish stories or news, but they collect your details once you open the story.

IP address, mailing address. 

Etc etc.

Its not fantasy.

It actually happens. 

 

Even this site bombards you with advertising. 

And if you put Adblocker on it tells to turn off.

[frank83628]

15 hours ago, proton said:

Tik Tok is the worst, probably be good if it was banned

So you have a tik toc account? What have you seen that makes you say its the worst?

[proton]

7 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

So you have a tik toc account? What have you seen that makes you say its the worst?

 

I don't have an account any longer, deleted the rubbish

[Skeptic7]

16 hours ago, save the frogs said:

you mean the same folks who gave you the fake moon landing story? 

Here we go...

...must be Tin Foil Tuesday or Freaky Friday❗

[blaze master]

9 hours ago, Lacessit said:

9 hours ago, KhunLA said:

As soon as I get some funding, I'll learn what I should think, and tell you 

Any funding for my degree was paid for by myself.

 

The EV you are so proud of would not be possible without scientists and engineers.

 

Thanks to science, you probably have a longer life expectancy, although it seems to be wasted on you

 

There you go with more of that decency.

[0ffshore360]

22 hours ago, steven100 said:

The internet use to be a great source of correct and proper information.

Sadly,  crooks, thieves and scammers have moved in and now nothing can be believed or considered correct.

 

Honestly,     this world is such a dismal place when you can't even accept the information for your school project as being honest.

The world is full of scammers ....  and it's about time the governments got serious about it. 

 

But but >>>> Social media platforms have now liberated the audiences and permitted "free speech".

The new democracy dictates (lol)  you need take personal responsibility to determine sh.T from clay.

But  some social media  is  restricted . Does it  contain too much truth ?

 

[Lacessit]

39 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

There you go with more of that decency.

Here's some decency for you......

 

 

[still kicking]

18 hours ago, proton said:

Tik Tok is the worst, probably be good if it was banned

Thanks to DT it is not 

[Lacessit]

9 hours ago, KhunLA said:

That's one opinion, that all can agree with.

 

But you do realize, I was referring to the 'false science' people quote, that is basically 'lies & garbage' as pointed out in the OP.

 

Not the basic science the innovators used for the achievements produced over the centuries.  Try not to twist my thoughts to change my obvious narrative.

Your narrative appeared to disrespect genuine scientists.

 

My mistake for misinterpreting what you said, I apologize.

[black tabby12345]

So the users need to have a proper net literacy; ability to check out what is true and what isn't.

It is often up to the level of viewers' knowledge.