Opinion: exposure to an abundance of information, both good and bad, is having an effect on our decision making process
When considering implications of misinformation, a lot of focus tends to be on the sources, spread and definitions of it. We focus on media platforms that perpetuate or encourage unsubstantiated claims for example, or those who create the bad information in the first place, be they performative trolls, social media bots or double speaking politicians. Even ideas about truth itself are contested between relativist and more absolutist positions.
But the source, spread and meaning of bad information are just three aspects of the problem. What about the effect of exposure to all kinds of information, both good and bad, on our individual decision making process? Is super abundance of information in the first place combined with the 'always-on' constant flow of it actually the core of the problem?