> But your mom shouldn’t pass on memes that make statements like that then if she can’t verify their authenticity. She is culpable in spreading it because it’s a deliberate action she took. Don’t spread information you don’t know to be true.
Are you sure you never spread information that isn't true? Really, really sure? I'd say with high confidence you have false beliefs you unknowingly pass on. I know I have in the past and assume I still do.
People continue to pass on the whole "frog in a slowly boiling pot" anecdote over and over again even though there is no truth to it. It's simple common knowledge no one has thought to question. Should every person who does so from here on now be fined $5? How is this different than someone who is taken in by a meme shared by someone they trust?
Are you sure you never spread information that isn't true? Really, really sure? I'd say with high confidence you have false beliefs you unknowingly pass on. I know I have in the past and assume I still do.
People continue to pass on the whole "frog in a slowly boiling pot" anecdote over and over again even though there is no truth to it. It's simple common knowledge no one has thought to question. Should every person who does so from here on now be fined $5? How is this different than someone who is taken in by a meme shared by someone they trust?