# Wiki Tutorial

## Reflection on [Agnotology and Epistemological Fragmentation](https://points.datasociety.net/agnotology-and-epistemological-fragmentation-56aa3c509c6b)

At first glance, I was anticipating this to have been a carefully crafted article who's purpose was meant to be read. After learning that it was, in fact, a transcript from a talk that danah boyd gave, it immediately gave me a new persepctive. However, I really did appreciate the key sentences they bolded through this format online. It can be assumed she said those sentences with emphasis out loud, so I love how that was carried over into the digital.

One sentence that is fascinating to look back on is "Yet, slowly, and systematically, **a virus has spread**, using technology to systematically **tear at the social fabric of public life**." The irony of using the phrase "a virus has spread" a year before the pandemic worsened is beyond interesting to see now.


Overall, this was a very good talk. She explained terms that were confusing and provided good examples to back up her statements.

I believe that the last paragraph is of the utmost importance in this article. More specifically, this part:

>**"You will not achieve an informed public simply by making sure that high quality content is publicly available** and presuming that credibility is enough while you wait for people to come find it. You have to understand the networked nature of the information war we’re in, actively be there when people are looking, and blanket the information ecosystem with the information people need to make informed decisions."

This carries home the main message - being aware of what media you are consuming and who is producing it, while also acknowledging the structure behind how you consume that media in the first place.