I maintain that the best thing Gen X can do for future generations (and our elders) is to impress upon them that the internet is not inherently trustworthy. We know - we watched it grow up!
I was going to lament the death of trustworthy sources. Then I realized that every trusted source is still necessarily biased. I think I believe that truth is a function of whomever is interpreting the facts. I suspect that If there is objective truth, it's either so boring so as to hold no value or it changes the closer you get to it.
I am wary of the idea that librarians can locate the "truth;" I think we can only help people get closer to it. I do think that in order to operate successfully, society needs to believe that "truth" exists, while at the same time acknowledging that our understanding of it will always be incomplete.
"Pynchonian" for the win.
I updated the post to include your piece on Wikipedia. Yet another corrupted source.
I maintain that the best thing Gen X can do for future generations (and our elders) is to impress upon them that the internet is not inherently trustworthy. We know - we watched it grow up!
I was going to lament the death of trustworthy sources. Then I realized that every trusted source is still necessarily biased. I think I believe that truth is a function of whomever is interpreting the facts. I suspect that If there is objective truth, it's either so boring so as to hold no value or it changes the closer you get to it.
I am wary of the idea that librarians can locate the "truth;" I think we can only help people get closer to it. I do think that in order to operate successfully, society needs to believe that "truth" exists, while at the same time acknowledging that our understanding of it will always be incomplete.
There's always more context.
I do think it is a never-ending search.