The Art of Filtering Bullshit
In writing this article, I have no intention of discrediting those who, by participating in discussion forums and websites, share truly valuable knowledge, supported by solid arguments, and are truly knowledgeable about the topics they discuss. Thank God, there are many such people, and I commend them for what they do. Unfortunately, their work receives much less attention than the "achievements" of "experts" writing about conspiracy theories and "hiding the truth." Typically, a person who truly understands a given topic is ignored, as their views and content are at odds with the beliefs of most users. Unfortunately, there are few forums where this situation is completely different—most often, these are forums that could easily be called elitist due to their lower popularity and low user count. Much more popular forums are usually besieged by "neo-kids," who accept the "truth" presented by "experts" at face value and vehementl...