Comments on: Crap detection 101 and social media http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/crap-detection-101-and-social-media/ Management and Creative Thinking Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:19:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lead and gold http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/crap-detection-101-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-568643 lead and gold Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:34:32 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=2264#comment-568643 <strong>How technology can make us dumber...</strong> A couple of items to ponder:... How technology can make us dumber…

A couple of items to ponder:…

]]> By: Jay Zipursky http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/crap-detection-101-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-568187 Jay Zipursky Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:27:39 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=2264#comment-568187 If the problem is fact checking every possible piece of info, then the solution has to be selecting "trusted" sources. Figuring out who to trust is a problem itself... For example, journalists would have us believe they and their system are trustworthy. But they are having a tough time getting people to believe that message and, IMO, value it appropriately. Personally, I'll start reading only your blog, Scott. Can you expand your scope to international news? ;) If the problem is fact checking every possible piece of info, then the solution has to be selecting “trusted” sources.

Figuring out who to trust is a problem itself… For example, journalists would have us believe they and their system are trustworthy. But they are having a tough time getting people to believe that message and, IMO, value it appropriately.

Personally, I’ll start reading only your blog, Scott. Can you expand your scope to international news? ;)

]]> By: Scott Berkun http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/crap-detection-101-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-568152 Scott Berkun Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:47:42 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=2264#comment-568152 Colin wrote: "A more cynical take on this would be that people consume news purely or primarily as entertainment" I think this is definitely true. Have you ever read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Business/dp/0140094385" rel="nofollow">Amusing ourselves to Death?</a>. In that book Postman argues that modern television news is entirely designed as entertainment - and since the 70s we've been trained away from seeking substantive news. It's a great book. I don't agree with all of it, but many of his points work for other media than TV. Colin wrote:

“A more cynical take on this would be that people consume news purely or primarily as entertainment”

I think this is definitely true. Have you ever read Amusing ourselves to Death?.

In that book Postman argues that modern television news is entirely designed as entertainment – and since the 70s we’ve been trained away from seeking substantive news. It’s a great book. I don’t agree with all of it, but many of his points work for other media than TV.

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