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The article doesn't outline how truth can be reestablished on the internet. Honestly I don't believe that it ever can and, frankly, I don't believe it ever was in the first place: we just were not exposed to the chaos of thought that can be found collectively. It is quite clear that the old media narrative has been shattered by the internet. If anything is capable of reassembling this fractured state, I am honestly a bit fearful of what that might be. AI that entirely fabricates a reality that calms people? AR that curates a user's perception to harmonize with their mental and emotional state? Let's be honest there are so many different ways of looking at the world available for perusal on the internet, that establishing "truth" is extremely difficult. I believe that what I know about the world rings true, but so does everyone else.


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