tl;dr:
Although on average the corrections failed to accomplish their objectives, they worked better when the issue in the correction was emotionally more positive than the misinformation, the correction matched the ideology of the recipients, the issue was not politically polarized, and the correction provided abundant details as to why the earlier claims were false.
Nice article. Here’s a free proxy to read the article outside US
Did you get hit by a paywall or block that I didn’t get hit with? Why do you need a proxy? Oh you mean the nature article itself. I should have been better at finding a source. Sorry.
No problem. The article is just locked here in Europe, by using the proxy I was able to read it 👌.
I have come to my own similar conclusions.
Positive reinforcement and love always work. Aligned with truth, confidence, and a sprinkle of caution to not step on their ego - this is my recipe for misinformation conversion.
I’m not great at carefully discussing things with people though. It requires analyzing the individual and despite being great at that thanks to years of abuse and academic focus, I don’t have a very large energy pool thanks to fun life stuff so I prefer the other method described in this article: the info-dump
I again encourage a positive and accepting environment then whip out my phone which I constantly organize bookmarks, screenshots etc. of information. Since the root of the problem is a lack of time/energy to study, these people gobble up appeals to authority, especially if it validates their comfort (our biggest flaw as humans imo). Since that’s probably what got them in their misinformed hole, we have to appeal as an authority of knowledge. If you fail to foster the right environment you will come across as an annoyance and you’ll get tuned-out at best and make a headache at worst as they gab at you. Walking away from that means they get to do it to you too. Remember that, especially for anyone who will attempt upom the individual after you.
Overallrall my latter route love-or-not is not as successful as the former route likely due to the assumption, but easier to set up over time and saves the most energy if it works. It’s never too late, either. Leverage any failings as a glimpse into their ethos and make a new plan.
If you succeed, try to enstill better research habits into them. It’s a Band-Aid if we give them fish, they ultimately need to learn how to fish themselves. I’m still workshopping that though, more ideas and discussion is appreciated.
I have come to my own similar conclusions.
That’s the first sentence of the average Facebook Epidemiologist.
What is missing is that I’m always searching to undermine said conclusion. When love fails me consistently I will concede that it doesn’t work. Usually it is a result of my own failings when that is the case, as I have found.
Regardless, I appreciate your skeptical comparison. You shouldn’t absorb information from anyone willy-nilly, including me. I don’t like appeals to authority and I believe one should test their knowledge on their own. I do encourage you to experiment, though, for I as I am now know that love works and my wish is for everyone to experience it. :)
You have so much patience. I aspire to emulate :)
Thank you :) meditation and mindfulness are great tools to do so.
Trying to understand why meditation was so calming was what started this journey. I think that’s the best place to start if you’d like to find your patience.
The Midnight Gospel is a fun way to expose yourself if you’d like to kill an hour watching trippy stuff happen while they talk about life. At the least it’s a trove of terminology to absorb. And its okay to cry on the mom episode if you make it…
Regardless I hope you find your patience :) (And ty for your sacrifice dear mod 🖖)
