Google and Facebook Have Failed Us
The reason why those of us on this forum can tell the difference between good and bad information is because we received a good education and learned critical analysis skills.<p>Facebook, Google and the internet in general are an objectively bad source of knowledge. They are subjectively good sources of knowledge.<p>The vast majority of people do not have the skills to use the internet as a source for good knowledge.<p>The contents of the average library contain better knowledge than the internet. The contents of a library at a world-class University and even more-so.<p>The internet is the most overrated institution of contemporary society when it comes to obtaining knowledge.<p>It is somewhat good for entertainment but probably not better than your average game of Dungeons and Dragons.