The statement that “we have too much data” underscores the individual’s inability to think about information in a way that is helpful. Both the craziness about Big Data and the too much to do approach to work are cover ups. The issue is rooted deep within many individuals who are unable to cope with the mundane activities of life in the 21st century. The fix is within individuals. Stated another way, there is no fix when there is little or no incentive or desire to take responsibility for work. Many professionals want a short cut and no responsibility.
Can you tell truth from lies in mass media? RTD’s Miguel Francis-Santiago delves deep to try to understand the intricacies of information war. He meets media experts and puts together the Mosaic of Facts, showing how public opinion is manipulated, not just over the Ukrainian Crisis but throughout the world.
One of the greatest lessons one take learn from the Broadway classic South Pacific is that children aren’t born racist, rather they learn about racism from their parents and other adults. Computers are supposed to be infallible, objective machines, but according to Gizmodo’s article, “Computer Programs Can Be As Biased As Humans.”In this case, computers are “children” and they observe discriminatory behavior from their programmers.
Takes a lot of double-talk, a refusal to report on the history, and the twisting of said history to push the propaganda into Americans minds, so that Russia is being blamed for destabilizing Syria.
While the Russian opinion polls in support of President Putin now has reached a record level of 89% he is simultaneously target of a very dirty smear campaign in the West. Putin, we are told, is a power-hungry dictator intending to restore the Soviet Empire. He is portrayed as a danger to world peace, a dictator with a background as a KGB officer, who controls the ”communist” Russia with an iron fist. All is completely absurd and hides an obvious purpose.