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#Information cascade alert!
The US #intelligence agencies are supposed to reveal all information they have with respect to the #OriginOfCovid
I wanted to use the opportunity to explain exactly what you will see happening in the media, no matter the content of those reports
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The US #intelligence agencies are supposed to reveal all information they have with respect to the #OriginOfCovid
I wanted to use the opportunity to explain exactly what you will see happening in the media, no matter the content of those reports
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First, let's talk about expectations.
From the get-go, it is absolutely clear that there is no #smoking gun or similar to be expected.
The intelligence services all had access to the same information and most assessments are low confidence, with 4 agencies favoring #zoonosis.
From the get-go, it is absolutely clear that there is no #smoking gun or similar to be expected.
The intelligence services all had access to the same information and most assessments are low confidence, with 4 agencies favoring #zoonosis.
Within the 'manmade' mythology, too many unverified stories are taken as gospel truth.
Overall, the best LLs can hope for is that the IC can verify some #circumstantial evidence that they have spun into their #mythology; but honestly, I highly doubt that.
Overall, the best LLs can hope for is that the IC can verify some #circumstantial evidence that they have spun into their #mythology; but honestly, I highly doubt that.
NEW EXCLUSIVE from me:
#Distort, #discredit, #dismiss - 6 additional tactics of media manipulators and why they work to sabotage public discourse
Read:
protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/distort-disc…
Details follow:
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#Distort, #discredit, #dismiss - 6 additional tactics of media manipulators and why they work to sabotage public discourse
Read:
protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/distort-disc…
Details follow:
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Anti-science activism never went away, it got a new ugly face in the #information age:
Quacks, gurus, contrarian doctors, fake experts, influencers, political commentators and similar media manipulators.
Previously we looked at "merchants of #doubt"
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Quacks, gurus, contrarian doctors, fake experts, influencers, political commentators and similar media manipulators.
Previously we looked at "merchants of #doubt"
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Today, we take a look at the "merchants of #ambiguity"
Their overarching goal is to create the perception that scientific issues are either eternally #unresolved or that #alternative interpretations are just as plausible or likely.
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Their overarching goal is to create the perception that scientific issues are either eternally #unresolved or that #alternative interpretations are just as plausible or likely.
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