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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When did you last change your mind because you figured something out yourself, and would AI have helped or gotten in the way?”
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People love the truth until it disagrees with them. Let's talk about it.
One thing I’ve noticed is that most people believe they want honesty. They’ll say they value it. They’ll ask for it. They’ll demand it from other people. But the real test isn’t how we respond to truth that confirms what we already believe.... - [deleted]...
The Cost of Letting main stream media and social media Do Our Thinking
Lately I’ve been thinking about how both the political left and right are pushing narratives through social media, and a lot of what’s being shared is made up of half-truths or no truth at all.... there’s very little room for skeptics to run experiments or look at the data themselves […] To verify extraordinary claims, you need extraordinary proof, and no one who has seen the proof has a legal right to show it or even talk about it in private.... - xander...
I think you’re giving Terrance too much credit. He might have stumbled upon something useful (doubtful) but it was accidental, and not, I think, intentional on his part. Sadly, I can’t tell from your post what the deeper valid motive is.... What Is The Third Side?
The Third Side exists to slow the internet down long enough for facts to breathe. We examine public claims through timelines, evidence, source comparison, and narrative analysis.... I’m like a traveler who is immune to montezumas revenge bc I grew up drinking less pure water - I’ve digested so much stuff in this category that my epistemically immune system is really active and I hardly even notice a lot of the bullshit until I consider whether or not to... - FlyingDaisho...
100 percent agree. It is so easy to hear a narrative that catches you emotionally one way or the other and latch on to that information as true. I rarely in day to day life find that people explore the truth of these ideas, rather travel the path of least resistance and trust... - FrankieBoy...
My process is quite simple. I subscribe to a number of sources such as Axios, Politico, NY Times, Snopes. When I see similar claims or information across multiple platforms, I tend to accept them as facts.... AMA with Tim Urban
Wednesday, 3/4 at 2:00 PM CT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJqtVCgxXTE Post questions you're curious about here, and continuously during the conversation.... The Open Question April 1: How do you decide what to trust?
Right now, today, when you see a claim online or hear something from a friend or read a headline: What's your actual process? Do you have one? Do you mostly just feel it? Something else? When was the last time you changed your mind about a source you used to trust?... Possible Is Not Proven
One of the internet’s biggest mistakes is treating “possible” like it already became “proven.” A claim can be plausible and still unsupported. A suspicion can be reasonable and still incomplete. A confident speaker can still be wrong.... Your question about other things besides optics was a part of it. Pete's take about my optics alternative being incomplete felt like a big chunk. Easier to see with hindsight!... - [deleted]...
That’s actually kind of what my post was about. When we start calling whole groups “low IQ,” make blanket claims, and say one side is pure good and the other is pure evil, we stop thinking critically and start reacting emotionally. My point wasn’t left vs right.... AI can be a trap, but it can also be a tool. When the internet first became popular in the mid-1990s, many people believed that it was full of porn. Everyone was afraid of the unknown and making up stories to support their fears.... - davn8r...
I am a retired Tech guy who spent decades doing research as part of my job. Although the sources and availability of data has changed dramatically, the underlying principles of what denotes trustworthy information remains basically the same....