" The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it"
There is whole heap of Bullshit Asymmetry (Brandolini’s law) on show in hotcopper.
" Society in general is overwhelmed with a vast abundance of bullshit. It is hardly possible to step into the street these days without running into vast gobs of it. It is printed on billboards and signs. It has infiltrated our media, influenced our artists, and completely overwhelmed our philosophical thoughts.
Bullshit is different from an outright lie. The liar, knows about the truth, perhaps even cares about the truth, but deliberately misleads us. However, bullshit itself does not give a whit about the truth. It only seeks to impress us.
In order to lie a person must know the truth and falsify it. On the other hand, bullshitters cherry pick reality and make up facts that suit their purposes.
The anti-science attitudes in modern society is a great breeding ground for total bullshit. With the advent of instant communication, people are expected to have opinions on almost everything when most people do not know their posterior from a pothole.
A person deceived by bullshit often repeats it without the intention of deceiving others. The results of this are often seen in political platforms and broadcast by the media round the clock.
In our glorious past, not so long ago, bullshit was spread upon the fields to fertilize and nourish the next generation of crops. With the demise of the agricultural society, we have transformed this useful product into something that now only fails to nourish, but actually maims our world."
Finton
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