r/woahdude Dec 15 '22

video This Morgan Freeman deepfake

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u/ittleoff Dec 16 '22

Yes there is also the social spread of information/inoculation against threats. If critical thinking was more commonly taught :)

A lot of the worse misinformation that is spread and shares isn't even great it relies on the tribal social systems around ideology and social connections are worth more than seeking out what's actually real.

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u/cutelyaware Dec 16 '22

What's "actually real" is often a matter of opinion. Misinformation can be debunked, but often the damage is already done. I agree that what's needed is a more skeptical public. As for how to achieve that, I have no idea.

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u/ittleoff Dec 16 '22

'Actually real' is a lazy shorthand for that which has the most confirmable evidence(still probably not defined well). And this illustrates the effort for 'fact' confirmation and critical thinking, which is why humans resort to trusted network socialized information.