Critical ignoring is a core competence, but some "Low-quality and misleading information" is a threat. That is, you can gain benefits from ignoring it, but you can be harmed by other people who accept that information.
We'd all be better off if everybody could ignore the things that need to be ignored, but as long as other people are accepting and acting on misinformation, you can't simply pretend it doesn't exist. You're stuck in the unenviable position of refuting something that shouldn't have to be refuted -- and often failing to do so successfully. Or you can fail to do so, and know that the problem will get worse.
The other problem is that I expect a lot of pushback from people on trying to introduce any of this into a school curriculum. Misinformation is popular, and parents often buy into it. Any school curriculum that runs counter to the parents' beliefs will be shouted down. It does not help to disguise it as "critical thinking skills" or other euphemism.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 12.9 ms ] threadWe'd all be better off if everybody could ignore the things that need to be ignored, but as long as other people are accepting and acting on misinformation, you can't simply pretend it doesn't exist. You're stuck in the unenviable position of refuting something that shouldn't have to be refuted -- and often failing to do so successfully. Or you can fail to do so, and know that the problem will get worse.
The other problem is that I expect a lot of pushback from people on trying to introduce any of this into a school curriculum. Misinformation is popular, and parents often buy into it. Any school curriculum that runs counter to the parents' beliefs will be shouted down. It does not help to disguise it as "critical thinking skills" or other euphemism.