▲ 107 ▼ Unbiased = Confirming my biases (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 month ago by 1Malayali@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources You can notice a bias towards the state media from pro-capitalist regimes from the above.
[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (3 children) Me: as a group You: everyone Groups usually cancel bias. And the leftover bias is not "easily notable" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago Groups do not cancel bias. Wikipedia is overwhelmingly western, which becomes a western bias. Groups reinforce bias. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) groups usually cancel bias Lmao, so we're just saying shit now, alright. Famously unbiased: The police Lynch mobs Academic institutions Think tanks The KKK The Clergy A group of children I think you struggle to understand what the word "bias" means. It seems like it just short-circuits in your brain to "bad". A group typically enforce the bias inherent to it. It requires actively being aware of ones' bias to counteract it, which is one of many reasons why Wikipedias presentation as a "neutral" source of knowledge is an issue. Because it makes doofuses like you trust it like gospel and react like fanatics to the heresy that maybe the website founded by a zionist, with a longtime issue with power-users (not to mention the infiltration of Nazis that gets brought up once in a while in a feelgood story about someone taking them on), a rule against being critical of "approved sources investegation making use of primary sources, an arbitrary approach as to how trustworthy a source is (the main judgement of which seems to be "do they reinforce state dept. talking points?"); well, it might have some issues. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago I trust Wikipedia because I edit on it, and I have no will to continue this conversation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago Groups do not cancel bias. Wikipedia is overwhelmingly western, which becomes a western bias. Groups reinforce bias. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) groups usually cancel bias Lmao, so we're just saying shit now, alright. Famously unbiased: The police Lynch mobs Academic institutions Think tanks The KKK The Clergy A group of children I think you struggle to understand what the word "bias" means. It seems like it just short-circuits in your brain to "bad". A group typically enforce the bias inherent to it. It requires actively being aware of ones' bias to counteract it, which is one of many reasons why Wikipedias presentation as a "neutral" source of knowledge is an issue. Because it makes doofuses like you trust it like gospel and react like fanatics to the heresy that maybe the website founded by a zionist, with a longtime issue with power-users (not to mention the infiltration of Nazis that gets brought up once in a while in a feelgood story about someone taking them on), a rule against being critical of "approved sources investegation making use of primary sources, an arbitrary approach as to how trustworthy a source is (the main judgement of which seems to be "do they reinforce state dept. talking points?"); well, it might have some issues. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago I trust Wikipedia because I edit on it, and I have no will to continue this conversation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago I trust Wikipedia because I edit on it, and I have no will to continue this conversation. permalink fedilink source parent