
Who to trust for news now that we live in an infotopia?
18 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: information cocoons, information overload, infotainment, infotopia
The Internet Arguing Checklist for Right-Wingers
06 May 2014 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: infotopia, open society
- Say something offensive.
- Pretend statistics support your offensive statement.
- Claim liberal bias in the media.
- Claim there’s a liberal agenda.
- Offer up a conspiracy theory.
- Call your opponent stupid.
- Gloat about your accomplishments.
- Offer easily disqualified opinions.
- Create derogatory nicknames for opponents.
- Say science proves your point.
- Say science is limited when it conflicts with your point.
- When all else fails, Communism!
via Pox Vopoli: The Internet Arguing Checklist for Right-Wingers.
The Internet Arguing Checklist for Left-Wingers
06 May 2014 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: infotopia, open society
- Skim until Offended
- Disqualify that Opinion
- Attack, Attack, Attack
- Disregard Inconvenient facts
- Make Shit Up
- Resort to Moral Equivalency
- Concern Trolling
- When all else fails, Racism!






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