Paco Dennis
SF VIP
- Location
- Mid-Missouri
Agents of culturally induced ignorance include the media, corporations, and government agencies, through secrecy and suppression of information, document destruction, and selective memory.[9] Passive causes include structural information bubbles, including those that reflect racial and class differences, based on access to information.
Agnotology also focuses on how and why diverse knowledge does not "come to be", or is ignored or delayed. For example, knowledge about plate tectonics was censored and delayed for at least a decade because some evidence remained classified military information related to undersea warfare
"Agnotology is the study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly in the field of science. For example, some agnotologists argue that the tobacco industry deliberately created confusion about the health risks of smoking to protect their profits."
"Agnotology can also be used to describe the spread of misinformation or 'fake news'. By sowin' seeds of doubt and mistrust, bad actors can undermine the public's ability to make informed decisions and erode democratic institutions."
Agnotology also focuses on how and why diverse knowledge does not "come to be", or is ignored or delayed. For example, knowledge about plate tectonics was censored and delayed for at least a decade because some evidence remained classified military information related to undersea warfare
"Agnotology is the study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly in the field of science. For example, some agnotologists argue that the tobacco industry deliberately created confusion about the health risks of smoking to protect their profits."
"Agnotology can also be used to describe the spread of misinformation or 'fake news'. By sowin' seeds of doubt and mistrust, bad actors can undermine the public's ability to make informed decisions and erode democratic institutions."