I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is | What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is | What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.

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The article mentions people are willing to suspend their belief in understandingthe truth in order to further their "team" or party objective, but I think this whole thing is simply foreign adversaries vying to destroy us from within by sowing contempt and spreading lies on social media and news outlets.
Occam's Razor.
63 0 ReplyOccam's Razor would suggest this is largely a domestic problem, perhaps exacerbated by foreign adversaries but far from being all their work.
44 0 ReplyPor que no los dos?
A meek, terrified populace is ripe fruit for the picking for actors both internal & external.
29 0 Replylol holy shit the irony contained within this comment is 🤌
7 0 ReplyThat's begging the question.
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Isn't occams razor the idea that it's stupidity, not malice?
You explain two types of "malice" - one which is primarily driven by a lack of critical thinking and another which is an intentionally planned attack.
Occams razor would say the former is more likely. You may have well said "fuck occams razor I believe it's Russian bots"
1 0 ReplyOccam’s Razor is that the simplest answer is probably right.
You’re thinking of Hanson’s razor which states:
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
5 0 ReplyHanson’s razor
4 0 ReplyDammit, lol. Autocorrect got me and I didn’t notice.
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Occams's razor is, go with the simplest explanation.
There's another quippy rule that says a lot of what looks like malice is just incompetence.
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