This was an openly discussed critique about the Internet back in the 90s. No authorized gatekeepers to apply standards and weights to the quality and veracity of information available. Too flatly democratic.
I get it, but that's the inherent risk of free and open information flow. I remember back in the early 90s how many countless hours I wasted researching the so-called "Philadelphia Experiment" and all the occultic conspiracy theories surrounding it, which was after all a highly dubious tale surrounded by thick levels of BS and legends, fake eyewitnesses, etc. Meanwhile I had no earthly idea that something called The Franklin Scandal actually did happen with a legal paper trail and all that.
This was an openly discussed critique about the Internet back in the 90s. No authorized gatekeepers to apply standards and weights to the quality and veracity of information available. Too flatly democratic.
I get it, but that's the inherent risk of free and open information flow. I remember back in the early 90s how many countless hours I wasted researching the so-called "Philadelphia Experiment" and all the occultic conspiracy theories surrounding it, which was after all a highly dubious tale surrounded by thick levels of BS and legends, fake eyewitnesses, etc. Meanwhile I had no earthly idea that something called The Franklin Scandal actually did happen with a legal paper trail and all that.
But such are the pitfalls.