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I am increasingly concerned
That the very concept
Of common knowledge
Is broken.
The internet dismantled trust in various phases /1
That the very concept
Of common knowledge
Is broken.
The internet dismantled trust in various phases /1
Phase one was back in 1990s
Search disrupted that nature of authority
Because previously part of authority and expertise was privileged knowledge, earned in school and libraries
Search flattened this - all knowledge was equally accessible
Search disrupted that nature of authority
Because previously part of authority and expertise was privileged knowledge, earned in school and libraries
Search flattened this - all knowledge was equally accessible
Phase two happened in the noughties
Transparency was forced upon companies because suddenly everyone was watching sharing recording
Many (most?) corporations, & politicians were shown to by hypocrites, through massive trust violations
Transparency was forced upon companies because suddenly everyone was watching sharing recording
Many (most?) corporations, & politicians were shown to by hypocrites, through massive trust violations
Phase 3 was 2008
When many bad things came to light
And there was no consequences for the perpetrators who kept all the money they made
And everyone else paid for it
When many bad things came to light
And there was no consequences for the perpetrators who kept all the money they made
And everyone else paid for it
Phase 4 was social media post 2010
The platforms normalized all content
Rendering it all the same
Which mean things could look very legit even if they were made yesterday by bad actors
The platforms normalized all content
Rendering it all the same
Which mean things could look very legit even if they were made yesterday by bad actors
Phase five was Brexit and the US election
Which reinforced the idea
Nothing is real
Everything is possible
Which reinforced the idea
Nothing is real
Everything is possible
