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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I kind of remember people having the same take back around 2000 on the Web and search engines. Like, a lot of concern that just anyone could put up a webpage and that people might rely on them blindly.

And then later Wikipedia, because just anyone could edit it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

True but that took quite a while. Even then, misinformation was quite a problem and continued to be. I like the comparison because it highlights that healthy scrutiny and questioning are important.