I am a strong believer in intelligent sayings with deep meaning. This article is based on whether or not what people read on the internet is true, and why we believe everything we read or see on it. A saying that relates to this scenario is, "Believe only half of what you see, and nothing that you hear". I have always admired this quote simply because it speaks so much truth. If you see something yourself, you should have no other reason to doubt it than because you don't know the full situation. In terms of what you hear, you shouldn't believe any of it because everything starts from something and you never know just how long that information has been passed on before it's reached your ears.
There were several problems with what was discussed in the blog post. Not necessarily about the way things were written but with the content being talked about and how right it is. Memes are made by people with nothing better to do with their lives and seen by people who are looking for the newest things to talk about. I find that memes are completely irrelevant and somewhat dumb. I am guilty of falling for things that I see on the internet, but then again what teenager doesn't? From the perspective of someone who constantly is on the internet, the amount of things I read and hear about makes me wonder why people are doing what they're doing, both the people observing and creating.
Believing things that you see on the internet could lead you to spreading information and looking dumb when others tell you it isn't real. Regardless of what you use the internet for, be it entertainment or school purposes, consuming wrong information could affect anyone without them realising it. If people are so quick to believe the first bit of information that they read then they clearly must not imagine the person who created the information. What if the person was bored and wanted to start conflict, or if they wanted something to happen so they're acting as if it did; none of this is taken into consideration.
The 6 steps in Matt Novak's article are extremely helpful and though they may not completely eliminate people from reading false information, they will help people differentiate the real from the fake. I'm starting to rethink everything I know from the internet, everyone else should too.
