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Misinformation isn't actually the problem

We keep equating things that shouldn't carry the same weight.

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Matt Ruby
Nov 04, 2024
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Up ahead: Misinformed on misinformation, misc election thoughts, garbage talk, muted words, and more…

Information supply and demand

We focus too much on misinformation and not enough on false equivalence.

The arguments I hear typically aren't lies, they're just a BS elevation of issues where, say, Hunter Biden's d*ck pics are considered just as dangerous to America as an attempted coup.

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