Sifting through the nonsense that makes up most of the internet is taxing, but as an individual who likes facts, it is essential. However, watching my mother-in-law fall down the Trump, anti-vax, etc rabbit hole, I see how easy it is for people to fall. As soon as you get lazy or too tired, it becomes easy to fall into the ridiculous on the internet. Suddenly, mermaids are real, science is a myth, and reality fractures. It takes concerted effort to get back out of these rabbit holes that are so easy to fall into.
As an aside, what disturbs me even more is the constant sight of children perusing the internet. If most adults can't seem to parse reality from fiction on the internet, how can a child?
Finally, is there a solution to solve this problem? I would really like to see it implemented.
I would say education, but even that has its limits. I think taxing social media platforms like we tax other addictions like cigarettes could be a start.
Sifting through the nonsense that makes up most of the internet is taxing, but as an individual who likes facts, it is essential. However, watching my mother-in-law fall down the Trump, anti-vax, etc rabbit hole, I see how easy it is for people to fall. As soon as you get lazy or too tired, it becomes easy to fall into the ridiculous on the internet. Suddenly, mermaids are real, science is a myth, and reality fractures. It takes concerted effort to get back out of these rabbit holes that are so easy to fall into.
As an aside, what disturbs me even more is the constant sight of children perusing the internet. If most adults can't seem to parse reality from fiction on the internet, how can a child?
Finally, is there a solution to solve this problem? I would really like to see it implemented.
I would say education, but even that has its limits. I think taxing social media platforms like we tax other addictions like cigarettes could be a start.