How to mitigate the dangers of the next information revolution?
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>1440 AD: Printing press is invented
>enables education and literacy on a revolutionary scale, but also enables info mistakes, or straight-propaganda to reach a mass audience
>31 Oct 1517: The 95 Theses get nailed to the church door by Martin Luther, kicks off reformation that has huge implications socially/politically
>1994: CompuServe offers commercial internet service, starting the internet info revolution
>once again evolves not only info-sharing and human learning, but how the world fundamentally functions,
>2010-2020: In spite of access to a wealth of incredible knowledge unprecedented in all of history, psy-ops and misinformation poison all media platforms, causing mistrust and suspicion of everything known
When the next big info revolution hits, it's going to be a powder-keg. What can be done to keep the pros and cons of it in balance when it comes?
>enables education and literacy on a revolutionary scale, but also enables info mistakes, or straight-propaganda to reach a mass audience
>31 Oct 1517: The 95 Theses get nailed to the church door by Martin Luther, kicks off reformation that has huge implications socially/politically
>1994: CompuServe offers commercial internet service, starting the internet info revolution
>once again evolves not only info-sharing and human learning, but how the world fundamentally functions,
>2010-2020: In spite of access to a wealth of incredible knowledge unprecedented in all of history, psy-ops and misinformation poison all media platforms, causing mistrust and suspicion of everything known
When the next big info revolution hits, it's going to be a powder-keg. What can be done to keep the pros and cons of it in balance when it comes?
