Original post: some thoughts on Charles Schwab, published Mar. 12, 2023 In The Media Very Rarely Lies, Scott Alexander writes: the media rarely lies explicitly and directly. Reporters rarely say specific things they know to be false. When the media misinforms people, it does so by misinterpreting things, excluding context, or signal-boosting some events while ignoring others, not by participating in some bright-line category called “misinformation”.
quick follow-up on Charles Schwab
quick follow-up on Charles Schwab
quick follow-up on Charles Schwab
Original post: some thoughts on Charles Schwab, published Mar. 12, 2023 In The Media Very Rarely Lies, Scott Alexander writes: the media rarely lies explicitly and directly. Reporters rarely say specific things they know to be false. When the media misinforms people, it does so by misinterpreting things, excluding context, or signal-boosting some events while ignoring others, not by participating in some bright-line category called “misinformation”.