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> They really, really don't know what they're talking about it, and yet it's becoming a kind of truth through repetition.

Kind of like religion or that people working for the state are more trustworthy than people taking drugs or sleeping on the street or under the age of 18.

>Pretty soon, the bots will start saying it!

We are chemical based repetition machines, psychologists see this with kids using bobo dolls exposed to new ideas on tv or in books repeating learned behaviour on bobo dolls.

I think some of the chemicals we make like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine actually help to create new idea's, as many people say they come up with solutions after some sleep. There appears to be a sub culture in silicon valley were microdosing lsd helps to maintain the creativity with coding.

It would seem logical for the bots to start saying it. If the bots start amplifying flawed knowledge like a lot of Reddit content or Facebook content, the internet will need to deal with the corruption of the internet, like using Wikipedia as a source of reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_hoaxes_on_Wi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedia_controversie...

In practice, sources of reference will need cleaning up and the question about who should be responsible for that will probably ensue. It will call into question such entities like encyclopaedia companies who have been the gatekeeper of the knowledge they sell, in much the same way the Guinness World Record are the self declared arbitrators of world records.

We already see Judges working in a semi cohesive manner, but the appeals process tells you its flawed and inefficient, ergo can the judiciary even be trusted to interpret law properly?

Its also interesting how the financial system also reinforces this mob rule mentality and not always for the better, but then some people will no doubt suggest we should be grateful we have bungled our way to this point in history.



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