DocAndersen
One of the things I spend a lot of time with is my cell phone. I know, the interesting split between those my age, that don’t like cell phones, and those that use them for calls. I use mine for a lot more than calls, but I understand those in my peer group that doesn’t. I also know that younger folks use their cell phones for everything.
My wife and I were watching the movies about Ruth Bader Ginsberg (Based on Sex). During the movie, there were a few things that we were interested in, and I looked them up on my cellular phone. It is a different world. What I realized as I was looking things up, was the reality of the internet that I was using for an information source. I don’t have a great way to validate the source until when searching the source comes up first.
I have over the past few years (from time to time) dived into various things about the internet that works and various things that don’t work. The reality of multiple sources is one that makes me nervous about the internet going forward. I know, however, that I was raised in a different time. When I was 10, Walter Cronkite came into our living room and told us what was going on around us. More people watch the news every night now than did 30 plus years ago. But, I wonder if there has ever been a more trusted newsperson than Walter Cronkite.
Two sources for information is critical. The old phrase trust but verify applies to the information on the internet more than any other place on earth.
Trust, but verify the source!
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Do you start your research on Google or Bing?
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Yes
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No
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Do you follow the trust but verify rule?
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Yes
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No
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Does nuanced information concern you?
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Yes
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No
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is the internet overrun with hate speech?
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Trust but verify is my life credo, so I always check the same fact on different sites, cause of many fakes and mistakes.
I completely agree – the internet creates massive information, and sadly massive disinformation.
As for hate or love views, with the internet it depends on what you seek..
However, I don’t trust everything that the internet says, particularly with a person’s health issues.
One needs to watch what they believe about health even if things look like they improve, because sometimes things are not as they seem.
I have a good friend that does dark web searches (he’s a security person). He says as bad as the internet is, the dark web is worse.
Yes, it is something that is good to avoid…I guess it is not called world wide web for nothing.
Things are always interesting when you throw world wide in front of it!
I occasionally search for some information on the internet. However, I am very careful and check every single thing several times.
Yes I do the same thing. It can be really bad when the information isn’t trustworthy!
Every kind of information is available on the Net and as of now there over a billion pages on the Net. To discern what is genuine and what is not comes with practice.
Most what is written as articles is never to be trusted – articles that are written by the likes of you and me which are most compiled but there are genuine sources that could be culled out easily.
I agree it is all about paying attention. Many don’t accept that their bias changes things!
Q: Do you start your research on Google or Bing?
Yes (11 votes) – 79%
No (3 votes) – 21%
Q: Do you follow the trust but verify rule?
Yes (10 votes) – 83%
No (2 votes) – 17%
Q: Does nuanced information concern you?
Yes (9 votes) – 90%
No (1 votes) – 10%
Q: is the internet overrun with hate speech?
Yes (9 votes) – 82%
No (2 votes) – 18%
Since I am writing a book I do use the internet a lot to do research, I have to try all of it first before I know its for real, some things are pure lies!
I pinned this on Doc`d board.
It is funny how little information the internet really has.
we’ve already discussed Tay, but when it comes to internet racism, this is the first place I go…
https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist
Always good to have multiple sources to trust (and then verify)!
I tend to do it in reverse order
verify a source and then trust it?
One time, or every time?
every time. but if the info is plausible and the source has proven reliable then there is some confidence even as you’re verifying…
I have to say pal, that is a very vigorous system. Very similar to the one I use.
we’re old enough to remember back when that was the way you did things. now you just make things up…
The internet is rife with fake news so we should be discerning.
There are still good sources on the internet, the problem is you have to verify your souces more than ever now.
I never use Google any more and rarely use Bing. Always verify everything.
It is the only way to go now. Sad, that such a great place for information has become nearly useless.
I mostly don’t use any websites … but I look at the news on TV … exceptionally I look at some sports news
sports news is something I pay attention to as well!
As far as sports are concerned, I find them very objective and complete
It is pretty hard to “nuance” the score of a game. Either its a tie, or there is a winner or a loser.
That is true … everyone mostly condemns referees at least as far as football is concerned
basketball as well, referees are pretty much hated!
I like to see a compilation of 2 or 3 sources and compare the information before I use it.
i like that – its a good model. I use something similar.
I always use to find the real source first for authentication
It can be very hard to do sometimes.
I always read from a few sources before I use the information. I have made the mistake of not cross checking earlier and learned from my mistakes.
That is a very important lesson to learn! Good for you!!!
Well I use my cell basically only for calls just because I have difficulty typing with those small keys. I use my computer and google everyday for all sorts of information from medical, health to history etc. but rarely for news. I like to watch news on TV. Maybe I am a little bit too old fashioned. But every bit of info I find on the internet, I have to double and triple check just to make sure…
I like that double and triple check!!!
I feel like I have to track everything down. There is so much information and everyone can proclaim to be an authority. Opinions vs Facts are very different for me. Opinions can be based on facts or not. It takes a very long time for me to trust a source and I never just check one. (Gosh, I guess I am not very trusting.) I shouldn’t say never. There are people here that I assume are correct based on their track record.
I use my phone to make calls!
🙂 I find so much disinformation that it is scary sometimes.
If I do any research, I make sure to read not just one but many articles
I agree, multiple sources is the best way.
On this side of the Atlantic, fewer young people than ever are watching TV news. In fact, fewer young people are watching TV period. It’s probably an age thing, but I feel a lot more comfortable and trusting accessing critical info on my PC than on my phone.
A good friend of mine works for a newspaper (they are dying faster than TV). He was working on a story and was asking questions about an event.
Every single person gave him either the internet A version of what was happening or the Internet B.
When he asked them (the A people) about the B position and vice versa, nearly all of them said the other side was fake news.