Blog Post #9
There are a lot of factors that go into determining whether or not a social media post is trustworthy. One of the most important factors to me is if they are trying to influence me. If they are influencing people to buy something, it is less trustworthy because they are likely making a profit from you purchasing that item. It is also important if they are influencing you to believe something, such as a political idea. It is important that you do your own research and find evidence yourself to build unique beliefs and are not swayed by influential social media posts that are not trustworthy. Lastly, I believe it is important that the post is not made by Artificial Intelligence. I find that as a sign that the person who posted does not care enough to take the time to create something themselves or is too reliant on AI when forming their own opinions. AI is not beneficial to critical thinking, so I do not trust any accounts that rely on it to create their content. ...