>The problem is that people trust their friends on facebook.
Do they? I don't, most of my friends are idiots (and still my best friends) Isn't that their fault however? The government cannot tell you to trust or distrust your friends.
> How do you protect the people who can't use critical thinking to get answers?
It's a scary world when you want the government to tell you what you are allowed to read and believe.
1. You're not the problem. (And I wasn't either until I stopped using it years ago.) But many of the rest of people who use facebook are. And that's what makes manipulating them through faux grassroots methods so effective.
2. I didn't say I wanted the government to tell me or other people what they were allowed to read and believe. I'm saying I somehow want something to be done to help people realize that they can't trust everything they read online for unverified sources.
You're right that the government can't tell us whether to trust or distrust our friends. But can people be taught to think for themselves?
Maybe a better option is adding training to the curriculum specifically designed to teach students how to classify sources by bias and by probable authenticity.
Do they? I don't, most of my friends are idiots (and still my best friends) Isn't that their fault however? The government cannot tell you to trust or distrust your friends.
> How do you protect the people who can't use critical thinking to get answers?
It's a scary world when you want the government to tell you what you are allowed to read and believe.