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'''Our collective genes and culture have evolved in a world where information used to be scarce so any information was deemed important. The internet changed this, by | '''Our collective genes and culture have evolved in a world where information used to be scarce so any information was deemed important. The internet changed this, by and provide an overabundance of information, our issue now is not scarcity but validity. Nowaday, much of the information is not presented on the merit of its factual authority but on the basis of getting our attention. Wikipedia has tried to combat this issue by listing which sources are most reliable:'''[[File:News hierarchy.jpg|alt=News hierarchy|center|960x960px|News hierarchy]] | ||
[[File:Corporate owners-media.png|alt=Oligo|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. Oligopolies of media.]] | [[File:Corporate owners-media.png|alt=Oligo|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. Oligopolies of media.]] | ||
[[File:Weighting hierarchy.png|alt=Weighting hierarchy|thumb|'''Figure 3'''. Scientific weighting hierarchy.]] | [[File:Weighting hierarchy.png|alt=Weighting hierarchy|thumb|'''Figure 3'''. Scientific weighting hierarchy.]] | ||