Reading Responses (set 1)

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# Reading Responses (set 1)

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Initial Reactions Danah Boyd calls the listener (or in our case, reader) to action to create a better informed public. Her discussion of epistemology and agnotology as terms was a novel idea for me but sparked connections to much of our nation's recent history. In a time of fake news and deepfakes, we have "a collective sense of being gaslit." Ignorance from these forms of media would likely fall into agnotology. In America especially, increased tensions and differences within the two-party system have heightened fake news. Connection to Recent Social Media While Boyd discusses YouTube as a primary search tool, another social media has emerged as a way for people to research. Following the death of George Floyd, people began using Instagram as a means of sharing social justice information. In particular, infographics are frequently shared; these utilize Instagram's multi-slide capabilities. People tend to move quickly, often without fact-checking. I can recall multiple example's of friends posting corrections to previous infographics they shared. Similar to the strategies of a polished YouTube video by PragerU, a well-designed infographic can capture your attention and change your beliefs. The following infographic was made by @rightwinginfographics. In my opinion, it is misleading and harmful. Correlation vs. Causation could also be relevant as a way we are easily confused tricked by information.

1/22/2021