Misinformation is really messing things up in the US.
As a former advocate I had a really difficult time voting and giving public comments to support issues, and still do. The main concern was over the typical EA thought process of “helpful” things actually causing harm. I was particularily concerned about this after finding out some of the things I supported had caused a negative impact, as well as seeing people I trusted accidentally support negative things.
It can take years of research before finding out what information is actually true. It shouldn’t be that way. No one has time for that.
As a short term solution I had the idea to be a content creator educating on and discussing these issues. Even though it’s important to me I’m not going to be able to do it. Some of the things I would have done is teach people about the different levels of government, as well as set up volunteers to research information to post on political sites and volunteer to support campaigns of good local candidates.
There are some long terms solutions I’ve thought of but that’s a post for another day.
Misinformation is really messing things up in the US.
As a former advocate I had a really difficult time voting and giving public comments to support issues, and still do. The main concern was over the typical EA thought process of “helpful” things actually causing harm. I was particularily concerned about this after finding out some of the things I supported had caused a negative impact, as well as seeing people I trusted accidentally support negative things.
It can take years of research before finding out what information is actually true. It shouldn’t be that way. No one has time for that.
As a short term solution I had the idea to be a content creator educating on and discussing these issues. Even though it’s important to me I’m not going to be able to do it. Some of the things I would have done is teach people about the different levels of government, as well as set up volunteers to research information to post on political sites and volunteer to support campaigns of good local candidates.
There are some long terms solutions I’ve thought of but that’s a post for another day.