📱 eBook en inglés ASYMMETRY OF BULLSHIT

Brandolini's Law and the Exhausting Economics of Refuting Lies

CALVIN S. FOLLANSBEE

epubli- 9783565295197

Psicología Neuropsicología

Sinopsis de ASYMMETRY OF BULLSHIT

Why does a wildly inaccurate internet rumor take ten seconds to write, but three hours of meticulous research to debunk? In the modern information economy, the speed of falsehood vastly outpaces the speed of truth, creating a deeply unbalanced intellectual landscape.
This phenomenon is known as Brandolinis Law, or the Bullshit Asymmetry Principle. It states that the amount of energy required to refute nonsense is an order of magnitude larger than the energy required to produce it. Bad actors and clickbait algorithms exploit this loophole, flooding the digital space with low-effort claims knowing that fact-checkers will be instantly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of verification required.
This book dissects the weaponization of cognitive fatigue. It explores the psychological quirks that make us susceptible to effortless lies, the economic incentives of outrage media, and the strategic paralysis that hits experts when they try to correct the public record.
Stop fighting unwinnable battles on social media. Understand the brutal asymmetry of digital misinformation, learn how to selectively deploy your intellectual energy, and discover strategies to protect your own mental bandwidth.

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Editorial: Epubli

ISBN: 9783565295197

Idioma: Inglés

Fecha de lanzamiento: 05/03/2026

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