Regardless if I think Google can do this effectively and neutrally, I don't think this is the answer. I don't think any service or institution curtailing "fake news" is going to do a good job of it, and even if they do, I don't think it will be effective.
The problem is people actively seeking support to their view and disregarding anything contrary. By filtering results, you are just ensuring those people go elsewhere for their fake news.
I believe that real change on this front will only come from a long-term investment in education. We can't filter everything a person sees, nor should we want to. What we should want is every citizen capable of determining fake news for themselves. We aren't going to change a majority of view's or opinions by marking news fake or filtering it and in fact, I believe it will make the problem worse as people feel their information is being controlled.
People in this country need to have to tools to determine what is fake and what is real on their own. If they don't have those tools and are unable to critically consider facts, then there is no codling that will help them.
Trump deserves to be evaluated on what he does. He's got a GOP House and Senate and all the tools he needs. Let's see what he does.
This is the exact sentiment that this country needs. I see Trump as a symbol of everything that is wrong with this country and I am just as mad as anyone about the results of the election, but we need to give him a chance. I have zero expectation of anything good coming from his presidency, but if those who opposed Trump insist on maintaining that strong opposition, the next four years will be a self fulfilling prophecy.
We need to give him a chance and give him a bit of room and support at first. See if he can actually do something positive. Staying bitterly angry is a completely selfish act as doing so is really hurting the entire country, not just Trump.
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Regardless if I think Google can do this effectively and neutrally, I don't think this is the answer. I don't think any service or institution curtailing "fake news" is going to do a good job of it, and even if they do, I don't think it will be effective.
The problem is people actively seeking support to their view and disregarding anything contrary. By filtering results, you are just ensuring those people go elsewhere for their fake news.
I believe that real change on this front will only come from a long-term investment in education. We can't filter everything a person sees, nor should we want to. What we should want is every citizen capable of determining fake news for themselves. We aren't going to change a majority of view's or opinions by marking news fake or filtering it and in fact, I believe it will make the problem worse as people feel their information is being controlled.
People in this country need to have to tools to determine what is fake and what is real on their own. If they don't have those tools and are unable to critically consider facts, then there is no codling that will help them.
Trump deserves to be evaluated on what he does. He's got a GOP House and Senate and all the tools he needs. Let's see what he does.
This is the exact sentiment that this country needs. I see Trump as a symbol of everything that is wrong with this country and I am just as mad as anyone about the results of the election, but we need to give him a chance. I have zero expectation of anything good coming from his presidency, but if those who opposed Trump insist on maintaining that strong opposition, the next four years will be a self fulfilling prophecy. We need to give him a chance and give him a bit of room and support at first. See if he can actually do something positive. Staying bitterly angry is a completely selfish act as doing so is really hurting the entire country, not just Trump.
That's a rather compressive list you have there
I have encountered this same exact scenario multiple times. Go looking for domains, the next day they are all taken.
My thoughts exactly.
Yea, but that doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily as "You get what you pay for."