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oytisyesterday at 4:28 PM2 repliesview on HN

An infinite stream of all possible information, true and false is exactly as useful as no information at all - and social media are getting pretty close to this ideal


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abustamamyesterday at 5:50 PM

"pretty close" is pretty generous! I'd say it's already there.

carlosjobimyesterday at 5:29 PM

It demands more of the person seeking information. Just like any intelligence gathering.

It's usually not very hard to verify information, and then you know which sources to trust better.

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