{"id":69,"date":"2017-04-16T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pro.freezine.org\/remediary0com\/?p=69"},"modified":"2017-04-16T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T16:21:00","slug":"scripts-stories-narratives-filling-in-the-gaps-without-resorting-to-fake-news-and-other-propaganda-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pro.freezine.org\/remediary0com\/2017\/04\/16\/scripts-stories-narratives-filling-in-the-gaps-without-resorting-to-fake-news-and-other-propaganda-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Scripts, Stories, Narratives, Filling in the Gaps without Resorting to Fake News and other Propaganda Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>I have recently been minding my gaping gap and just the other day I was talking with someone about filling in the gaps, so I’ve decided to give you all a what’s update (I’m thinking that could maybe catch on sometime as a new term, sort of like all gangsta ‘n’ neato).<\/p>\n

But before I get too far off track, let me mix it up a little with some additional nerdiness: let’s talk about facts<\/i>! I know there are plenty of data scientists and data journalists who can’t seem to get enough data (like they hope when they die and go to heaven, they will be able to hook up with a lot of ones and zeroes). Me, I’m all about being discrete, but to be honest I think I would much rather get a little more abstract every now and then.<\/h3>\n

First of all, there’s the starting point. Little did you know, but you are already past it. Then there’s the end point \u2013 and don’t worry: it’s coming up real soon. In between those two points, there are an infinite number of other points. Infinite means: “so much, that even a computer can’t figure it out<\/i>” — a really bad translation might be something like: “nevermind<\/i>“. OK, if that isn’t abstract enough for you yet, then get this: in between any two points (like even between any of the infinite number of points between the starting point and the end point) there are also an infinite number of points. I could keep going on like this, but I hope you get the point already (haha — get it? \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/h3>\n

Right here I’m pretty much right in the middle of the story. Everything I write here is another point, and all of it could also be referred to as data<\/b>. But of course there are also missing pieces — like I haven’t told you whether it’s daytime or nighttime, whether it’s cloudy, all sorts of stuff. There are actually humongous gaps, if you think about it. The funny thing is: it’s entirely up to you to fill them in.<\/h3>\n

Whether you like it or not, you are going to have to make some assumptions. The sad truth is that you will never have all the data. Why? Well, consider this: even if you think you have pretty much all of the data, there will still be an infinite number of data points in between the two closest points of data in your collection.<\/h3>\n

I know it’s a big pain, but you will simply have to use your imagination to fill in the gaps.<\/h3>\n

But don’t fret — we haven’t reached the end yet. I still have something more to tell. It’s actually something like a piece of advice for how you could and should go about coming up with the missing puzzle pieces. Way back at the beginning I told you I was talking with someone just the other day, remember? We were talking about something called “confirmation bias” — this is when you fill in the missing pieces with something you already think is true (and therefore it confirms<\/i> the truth of what you already think — see also this video<\/a> for a really neato explanation of it with a bunch of examples, too).<\/h3>\n

Now there are perhaps also an infinite number of ways that someone could fill in the missing gaps in a story. Let me give you an example. I often talk about “retard media<\/a>“. When you read those two words, you probably think something like “what does he mean?” (if you follow the link, you will see that I wrote a whole article about what I mean when I use that phrase — but even that article also has an infinite number of gaps that need filling in) Let me simplify this. Let’s pretend there are basically only two interpretations: 1. I am a bad person; or 2. there is something else “out there” that is bad (I am using “bad” here because it seems that a lot of people feel that way about the word “retard”). To flesh out the details a little more, this “bad” might have something to do with attitude — like a condescending<\/i> attitude (so in other words, you might attribute “condescending attitude” to me or to something else). Now I have written more and more details here, but in the end it is still up to you to fill in the missing pieces, to accommodate the new information with your already existing beliefs and so on.<\/h3>\n

As you do this, your biases will influence you. Many people think that the more you are aware of your biases, the better will the accommodation process reflect the actual “facts<\/i>“.<\/h3>\n

That’s it for now (we’re getting very near the end). Have a pleasant day! \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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