Futurism

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A place to discuss the ideas, developments, and technology that can and will shape the future of civilization.

Tenets:

(1) Concepts are often better treated in isolation -- eg: "what if energy became near zero cost?"
(2) Consider the law of unintended consequences -- eg: "if this happens, then these other systems fail"
(3) Pseudoscience and speculative physics are not welcome. Keep it grounded in reality.
(4) We are here to explore the parameter spaces of the future -- these includes political system changes that advances may trigger. Keep political discussions abstract and not about current affairs.
(5) No pumping of vapourware -- eg: battery tech announcements.

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Research Identifies Factors That Make Correcting Misinformation About Science More Successful | University of Pennsylvania (www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org)

submitted 2 years ago by troyunrau to c/futurism

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Although on average the corrections failed to accomplish their objectives, they worked better when the issue in the correction was emotionally more positive than the misinformation, the correction matched the ideology of the recipients, the issue was not politically polarized, and the correction provided abundant details as to why the earlier claims were false.

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[–] corsicanguppy 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have come to my own similar conclusions.

That's the first sentence of the average Facebook Epidemiologist.

[–] Vampiric_Luma 1 points 2 years ago

What is missing is that I'm always searching to undermine said conclusion. When love fails me consistently I will concede that it doesn't work. Usually it is a result of my own failings when that is the case, as I have found.

Regardless, I appreciate your skeptical comparison. You shouldn't absorb information from anyone willy-nilly, including me. I don't like appeals to authority and I believe one should test their knowledge on their own. I do encourage you to experiment, though, for I as I am now know that love works and my wish is for everyone to experience it. :)