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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
Here's a question for you, Carlos: Since the Internet is "democratic" and is open to mob rule, can it also "import" checks and balances from real world democratic societies that keep mob rule/collective delusions in check? What technical analogs are available.
In forums, one often used check against mob rule is to dig up a link that points to a rational and real answer. However, this is often attacked on the following bases: it is located on a site that is opinionated or has a slant--therefore the facts in the link can't be trusted, the link isn't dated or is dated in the past--therefore the facts aren't new enough, etc. Sometimes, if people are determined to drink the COOLAID, there's nothing reasonable people can do even if the COOLAID package has a Skull and Crossbones warning on it.
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Good question,
Apart form the problem of "verifiable" data on the internet..
Are we talking about more regulation?
How to realize this?
How to cage the idiot that was already unleashed?
The real question is,
WHO would benefit from this?
Let's talk about the web2.0 popularity from the point of those who run these sites:
if you'll be sensible, cultured, educated individual with social skills most people will always hate you as far as most of the people are dumb and mediocre and if you want to manipulate them you can never act as if you're superior to them - this is something I respect in business but I definitely won't respect on GFY, because I enjoy having fun time from time.
Let's talk about the web2.0 from the point of those who have access to the data from these sites:
I actually believe one of the main things that are so great about web 2.0. is that not only that these idiots are expressing themselves, but also that they don't hesitate to expose their personal data and preferences.
If I would rule the CIA I would buy google / myspace and facebook as the first point of my career, of course I'm sure that CIA has better brains in their team than me and they did this already.
SO:
I don't think there's a solution to this on the horizon anytime soon apart from not posting
