This really comes down to whether or not all ideas should be _promoted_ equally. Do we think all ideas–even if they are demonstrably untrue-deserve to be boosted to the same level of provable truths.
Should they all be promoted equally and considered equally and taught equally, forever? Do we allow demonstrably false claims to remain at the top to be treated equally, forever? To forever waste time? Every single provable untruth? Millions of them? Forever?
I personally see no problem with demoting ideas which have been considered already. I however would have a problem if these peddlers of demonstrably untrue ideas couldn’t easily go set up their own websites or print on their own paper.
This is why I’m not running around flapping my arms dancing in a panic circle. At this point, people can still:
- easily make their own websites at a cost which is a tiny fraction compared to history
- ideas can still printed and pushed the same as they always could through print
- people can still stand on a corner and yelp out whatever ideas just as they always could.
This is really about how much promotion into consideration these ideas deserve and for how long. How much of our very limited time/energy reserves do every idea get?
Should they all be promoted equally and considered equally and taught equally, forever? Do we allow demonstrably false claims to remain at the top to be treated equally, forever? To forever waste time? Every single provable untruth? Millions of them? Forever?
I personally see no problem with demoting ideas which have been considered already. I however would have a problem if these peddlers of demonstrably untrue ideas couldn’t easily go set up their own websites or print on their own paper.
This is why I’m not running around flapping my arms dancing in a panic circle. At this point, people can still:
- easily make their own websites at a cost which is a tiny fraction compared to history
- ideas can still printed and pushed the same as they always could through print
- people can still stand on a corner and yelp out whatever ideas just as they always could.
This is really about how much promotion into consideration these ideas deserve and for how long. How much of our very limited time/energy reserves do every idea get?