Funny, I send out a lot of emails to a distribution list I have called the "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" (name courtesy of HRC). I always cite sources and never send out questionable material. Occasionally someone will send me something for the group and I ask them, of course, what is the source? Ninety-nine times out of a hundred they just say, "I don't know, someone sent it to me."
Why don't people understand the need to verify and cite information before sharing it? The people on my list are normally bright, very conservative people, but some of them don't know the first thing about sharing reliable information. I despair!
Why don't people understand the need to verify and cite information before sharing it? The people on my list are normally bright, very conservative people, but some of them don't know the first thing about sharing reliable information
This is the problem I have. Most people I know ARE quite smart, have good jobs that require working brains. Yet, nobody questions anything the see on FB or Instagram. "It wouldn't be on FB if it wasn't true"
They'll 100% admit that the 'right' floods the internet with lies and conspiracy theories, yet nobody , not even for a second, thinks that maybe, JUST MAYBE the other side is doing it as well?
Funny, I send out a lot of emails to a distribution list I have called the "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" (name courtesy of HRC). I always cite sources and never send out questionable material. Occasionally someone will send me something for the group and I ask them, of course, what is the source? Ninety-nine times out of a hundred they just say, "I don't know, someone sent it to me."
Why don't people understand the need to verify and cite information before sharing it? The people on my list are normally bright, very conservative people, but some of them don't know the first thing about sharing reliable information. I despair!
Exactly.
This is the problem I have. Most people I know ARE quite smart, have good jobs that require working brains. Yet, nobody questions anything the see on FB or Instagram. "It wouldn't be on FB if it wasn't true"
They'll 100% admit that the 'right' floods the internet with lies and conspiracy theories, yet nobody , not even for a second, thinks that maybe, JUST MAYBE the other side is doing it as well?
Very, very frustrating.