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    23 days ago

    Because I see the things they’re getting from Wikipedia and I am them, and they admit they didn’t actually check the sources.

    I’ve have yet to come across any citations that were wrong.

    How would you determine that a cited source was wrong?

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        23 days ago

        I’ll click on them and then read them.

        And how will that allow you to know if they’re right or not?

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            23 days ago

            Post truther is when you don’t believe that people have the magic ability to determine if something is true by pure gut feeling.

            All the liberal-fascists here whine about misinformation and post-truth, and then through a fucking fit that anyone suggest that they actually be serious about that.

            You people don’t want to combat misinformation, you want the misinformation you already believe to go unquestioned.

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          23 days ago

          Then I read them and use my critical thinking skills. For research I put trust in peer review articles by reputable journals.

          But regardless,

          Isn’t that a broader question as to what we consider truth and not something specific to wikipedia ?

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            23 days ago

            How are you able to determine matters of fact by pure critical thinking? Are you really claiming that you are immune to lies?

            For research I put trust in peer review articles by reputable journals.

            Great! I wish Wikipedia was held to that standard, rather than regularly using tabloids, think tanks, and literal propaganda outlets.

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              22 days ago

              Well none of us are immune to lies, but how is that a problem specific to wikipedia? Isn’t that a much larger issue regarding humanity and our media ecosystem?

              If you click on either of those wikipedia pages I sent to you, what citations do you believe are lies or used incorrectly ?

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      23 days ago

      How would you determine that a cited source was wrong?

      Subject matter experts do still exist. They’re dying off, and it’s unclear how many more we intend to create. But we do still have some.