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[–] [email protected] 185 points 2 months ago (38 children)

This is the danger of celebrity endorsement. It will bring so much more attention to an unworthy 'cause', and so many fans will now absorb this information without critical thought. It is truly a situation where a well-intentioned person does not know enough to understand that this supposed expert is talking nonsense and the world at large slips that much further into disinformation.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Is it disinformation or merely misinformation here? The former seems to imply someone knowing what they are talking about but lying to the recipient, while the latter is someone clueless what even they themselves are saying.

Oh, but maybe you meant that falling for the misinformation opens people up to therefore be more receptive to actual disinformation.

Either way I thought I would share that I was being tripped up by that word, in case that feedback helps you to reach a wider audience without having to encounter such barriers.

[–] thetreesaysbark 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for taking the time to write this out so eloquently.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

And thank you for making me feel welcomed:-)

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