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RE: What Would We Do If ISIS Came to Steemit?
Well said. This world needs an open forum for all sorts of reasons. We have no idea what governments or people with serious influence are trying to cover up.
Indeed, an open forum for discussion is needed.
A long time ago, people only head news by word of mouth or what the king decided to announce. Then came the printing press with those fortunate enough to be able to read or even afford to buy the paper. Knowledge was restricted. Today, that has not changed much with censoring in the press and even the internet. Word of mouth is probably the only thing left that gives someone a voice.
Now... If we pretend forums suddenly becomes everyone's source of information, how do we figure out who to trust? We can have a terrorist group saying X and a well meaning person saying Y. Does number of upvote imply truth? Ideally, yes but logically, not exactly. Sorting out fact from fiction is a life skill that takes practice to acquire. If everyone can learn to master this, then the world will be a better place.
Amen.