If misinformation exists, it is analogous to pollution.
If misinformation exists, enemies of a state will spread it.
It’s a reasonable solution to consider taxing pollution and using funds to clean up the externalities.
If misinformation exists, enemies of a state will spread it.
It’s a reasonable solution to consider taxing pollution and using funds to clean up the externalities.
Centrally planned information environments!
It's sure to work great.
- "I'm from the government and I'm here to tell you what's Good and True."
- "Do you have a loicense for that opinion?"
Red tape spilling into society kan be more damaging than oil spilling into the ocean.
Eg schools where most students leave believing political violence is acceptable should probably receive less funds than those that emit students who are trained in the art of argument.
But there’s a lot of daylight between that and fining newspapers with extra taxes because the regime considers their opinions verboten.
As the US finishes transitioning to a low trust society, it’s worth considering how one would introduce changes that would return us to a high trust society in 100 years or so.