Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It's True

Description

"This book will help you separate fact from fantasy in the digital world. This might include figuring out when you're being fed medical hogwash, offered a date with a digital doll, or persuaded to a point of view by a sockpuppet. Digital democracy can turn into mob rule, but you need not be undefended against this unexpected and dangerous effect of the digital revolution. The author addresses the problems that face each of us every time we turn on our computers"--Publisher's description.;Catching the stupid bug -- Appeal to authority -- An army of one -- Telling fake people from real -- The loneliness of the interconnected -- Copy, right? -- Scarcity -- All hat, no cattle -- White noise and the Red Queen -- Artificial unintelligence -- Make money fast -- Companies : private, public, and shady -- This is your brain -- Living in the raw.