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Mike Caulfield
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social
Author: Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (University of Chicago Press 2023).
Researcher, infolit/online rumor. Day job in academic tech.
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I've been meaning to write this up for a while, but once you see this it just becomes blindingly obvious. They lack a sense of reciprocity in argument rules.
That's certainly true. but consider this as part of a larger social group competitive landscape. you're not talking about individuals, but groups of self-reinforcing believers.
I think most people don't really want reciprocity in argument rules. I'm not sure this is a particular indicator of conspiracy nuts.
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Mike Caulfield
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social
Author: Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (University of Chicago Press 2023).
Researcher, infolit/online rumor. Day job in academic tech.
4.1k followers1.1k following4.3k posts