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I don't think so - it's just human nature to credit yourself for your successes, and devalue the contributions made by others.

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Oct 1 '13, 11:46

I always think of the foreign aid question. Lots of Americans think the government spends some ridiculous amount on foreign aid, like 50% of the budget, or whatever. But when they are told the real amount (which is a fraction of 1%), the universal response is "Really? That's all? It should be more"

When people have good information, they tend to make the right decision. The problem is that we're in a complex world with information coming at us from every direction, and it's hard to tell the good information from the bad.

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Your IM is one of the reasons I fear for our brand of democracy, frankly. "Free speech" means spreading bad information is protected - con_carne Oct 1, 11:54 6
- It's protected from government ban, but it's not protected from other free speech. - Roger More Oct 1, 12:18 3
  - I'm going to invent a Mecha Free Speech Robot to do battle with the BS-Robot. - Mel Profit Oct 1, 12:20 2
    - I like BS-Bot - it implies a kneejerk response that isn't interested in alternate views -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 12:25 1
      - (while lots of robots - Data, Johnny 5, the T-800 - suffer Pinocchio syndrome and want to be human) -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 12:27
- with multiple cable news channels, the ability to select your own totally biased editorial views is returning us to the yellow journalism of the 1800' - zeitgeist Oct 1, 12:14 1
  - I can loan you a proofreader if you like. -- nm - William Randolph Hearst Oct 1, 12:21
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- Yeah, I suppose I'm thinking more about ordinary people than the leadership/interest groups that started the convo -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 11:53

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I don't think so - it's just human nature to credit yourself for your successes, and devalue the contributions made by others.

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