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How Do We Find
Legitimate Information Online?
by: Jesse S. Somer
Fraud, misinformation and opinions: How do we find
legitimate information in this cacophony of written voices?
Recently I was on the Internet looking up some books that
I’ve read to see what other people had to say about them. I
came across one book and a lot of people had said it was
very fraudulent and that actually the author was not the
kind of person you’d want to associate with. This got me to
thinking. There is so much information in our world today
circulating by word of mouth, literature, media and now the
Internet, which is a combination of all these and more.
Anyone can write anything they want to, I mean look at me
I’m doing it right now. Who’s to say if what I’m writing is
credible? How do we discern between the legitimate honest
writer and the words of a fool twisting meanings to trap
gullible knaves like myself? With the advent of the Internet
we also have to take a new approach to gaining knowledge and
accessing information from others.
In life, the best way to know anything is through one’s own
experience right? The next best thing is to go to a trusted
source of knowledge and wisdom, friend, family or
professional. Still we always must be aware that human
beings are perfectly flawed creatures, each one with areas
of ignorance, fear and suffering. Sometimes we really have
to go with our ‘gut’ feeling about something others have
said. What about when you want to find out about something
that no one you know has experience with?
On the Internet when researching topics of interest you can
do a few things to try and decipher if a site is credible.
When looking up something you know a little bit about, look
for sites where the creator gives evidence of credentials.
Of course these can be faked as well, but then you can make
further searches about that person’s site and see what
others have to say about it. If you don’t know anything
about the subject in question, do a Google search. If a site
is well regarded it will usually have a lot of links
relating to it from people who have accessed the information
and found it to be helpful.
The main idea is to be aware of the possibilities out there
in this overabundance of mouths spouting so-called wisdom.
The nature of humanity is to be curious and to want to
understand the existence that we are part of. Charlatans
will take this into account when constructing their stories
and concepts. There are so many scams on the Internet not
including the people whose opinions aren’t based in fact
that believe they are sharing the ‘truth’.
In this age of exaggerated fear, sensationalist terror and
melodramatic theater, we must be very careful not to be
sucked into believing what we are being told. If the massive
media corporations are giving us a subjective view of
reality based on their personal interests and beliefs on
what News is, then of course individuals can also express
distorted perceptions of reality on the Web.
Do your research well. Don’t cut corners. Question
everything you read. You don’t necessarily have to be a
cynic or even a skeptic. Just realize that it is very easy
to open a mouth and speak, and speaking is probably one
action that our society could do a lot less of. Maybe if we
listened a little bit more instead of speaking so much, we
wouldn’t need to search as often for the information that we
need in life. Be awake and aware my friends. Keep those
thinking caps on!
About The Author
Jesse S. Somer
M6.Net,
http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is a student of life searching for the truth
out there. |
