Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

There is too much talk out there online. Companies should block that so people can read reliable sources. I know just the source for them.

The Internet cost$ nothing. Well, a few dollars a month to Xfinity or someone or something, but really, the cost is nothing. I can access all sorts of good information. I can publish all sorts of good information (if the information comes from me, it is good).

But then again, every yahoo out there can publish on the Internet. Lots of misinformation, disinformation, and dat-information out there. We need to stop dat-information.

I am not naive. This is a political topic. Some politicians want to regulate speech online. I agree there is lots of bad information online that misleads people into doing harm to themselves and others. I wish dat-information wasn’t there. I wish people noted better information.

My information of course falls in the “better” category. Listen to me. It seems I am not the only one who believes that my information is better. It seems that is part of the human condition.

Should conventional wisdom be challenged? Should conspiracy theorists publish and garner attention? If not, we would still have the four food groups (something the dairy lobby published). If not, we would still treat women for hysteria. We would measure the size and shape of a person’s head to determine whom to hire and to whom we loan money. The list of conventional wisdom from experts and purveyors of good information goes on and on.

Sigh. What to do? Hope for the best; prepare for the worst. And contribute good information in a wise manner. It may be worth the effort. Again, I am not naive, but I believe that good washes out bad. Let’s try.