Bingo! And how many of us breeze through those social media posts, feeling like we understand the problem. guilty as changed! Thank you for this article, Alvaro. One thing I'd like to know is where do we find the original data to check for ourselves? OY!
This question you're asking is very interesting. Let me tell you about a very typical case. Sometimes I see on social media that someone quotes an author, but the truth is that the quote isn't real. I've seen it several times, checked it, and it's not true...
That's why whenever I quote someone, I include their name and the source work, because there are many people who, unknowingly or intentionally, spread things that aren't true.
It's a matter of delving deep into the internet and searching for the original books, the source articles, etc. If a book doesn't have a single reliable source... I'm very suspicious. It's tedious, but there's no other way.
True, it is tediouos, and despite the hours of time people put in scrolling mindlessly (guilty as charged again), it's just too much hassle to look up the source. But you're right, it needs to be done if you're going to pass it along. We have a joke in the States about how much is quoted to either Jesus Christ or Mark Twain. I think if something is going to be shared, ever verbally between friend, the words "allegedly" or "supposedly" come in really handy. Also, I don't think ANYTHING quoted on social media is to be taken seriously. But news reporters should know better and check their sources well.
Bingo! And how many of us breeze through those social media posts, feeling like we understand the problem. guilty as changed! Thank you for this article, Alvaro. One thing I'd like to know is where do we find the original data to check for ourselves? OY!
Hi Sue! :)
This question you're asking is very interesting. Let me tell you about a very typical case. Sometimes I see on social media that someone quotes an author, but the truth is that the quote isn't real. I've seen it several times, checked it, and it's not true...
That's why whenever I quote someone, I include their name and the source work, because there are many people who, unknowingly or intentionally, spread things that aren't true.
It's a matter of delving deep into the internet and searching for the original books, the source articles, etc. If a book doesn't have a single reliable source... I'm very suspicious. It's tedious, but there's no other way.
True, it is tediouos, and despite the hours of time people put in scrolling mindlessly (guilty as charged again), it's just too much hassle to look up the source. But you're right, it needs to be done if you're going to pass it along. We have a joke in the States about how much is quoted to either Jesus Christ or Mark Twain. I think if something is going to be shared, ever verbally between friend, the words "allegedly" or "supposedly" come in really handy. Also, I don't think ANYTHING quoted on social media is to be taken seriously. But news reporters should know better and check their sources well.
Hahaha, something similar to Mark Twain happens with some Spanish classical writers here.