Bard spotting on Bluesky 27 November 2024

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

Information is distinct from (and many have argued that it is entirely distinct from) knowledge.

Wikipedia is knowledge.

Twitter is information.

Knowledge is slow.

Information is fast.

Importantly, dis- & mis-information are still information.

And they are not knowledge.

Will Saletan (@saletan.bsky.social):

One lesson of the Information Age is that information does not solve the problem of human irrationality.

RadiantHostility (he/him) (@radianthostility.bsky.social):

Is this a Continental philosophy thing or Quantum mechanics thing?

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

It's a "Why did Fascisms rise in the Early 20th Century" thing.

The hypothesis goes that the ability of Information to overcome Knowledge enables fascist movements to bullshit their way to power & influence