Brandolini’s Law holds that “the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it”.
Also known as the ‘bullshit asymmetry principle’, the adage was coined in 2013 by Alberto Brandolini after a Berlusconi debate.
#FactOfTheDay #BrandolinisLaw
Learned about Brandolini's law today, and would like to spread the word! #brandolini #brandolinisLaw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law
"Why The Internet Is Terrified of London", by @evanedinger.bsky.social
#London #UK #AIslop #monetisation #misinfo #disinfo #platforms #BrandolinisLaw #bullshit #factCheck
Hver gang en af de der pander med mange følgere/seere går i gang med at sprede deres imponerende mangel på viden, skal der bruges ufatteligt meget energi på at tilbagevise deres vås. #Brandolinislaw
Burde man ikke give dem karantæne for at sprede løgn?
Traffic on r/conservative dropped 80% when Russia lost its Internet connection. So don't beat yourself up if you feel you're getting nowhere on X. If you have the time and the thick skin, go for it.
#RussiaRussiaRussia #BrandolinisLaw #TheBrainwashingOfMyDad #LeavingMaga.org
Damn, there's an actual name for it.
#BrandolinisLaw
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Vielleicht sollte man versuchen, die Täter zu benennen und endlich mal zur Verantwortung zu ziehen?
Jede Woche eine neue Aktion und es wurde bereits viel Schaden angerichtet. Es ging ja schon so, als die Union noch in der Opposition war.
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I learned about this recently and I haven't gotten it out of my head. This is from wiki.
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it explains why it's so hard to combat disinformation
🔍 Navigation: Hashtags used across the series
Each law in the series has a unique hashtag for searching and sharing:
#BrandolinisLaw
#PoesLaw
#CunninghamsLaw
#HanlonsRazor
#GishGallop
#FirehoseOfFalsehood
#AvailabilityHeuristic
#IllusoryTruthEffect
#MotteAndBailey
Bottom line:
Brandolini’s Law isn't a joke — it’s a warning.
Refuting BS takes effort.
So if you see someone doing that work, back them up.
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#BrandolinisLaw #CognitiveWarfare #Debunking #MediaLiteracy
🧵 Brandolini’s Law: Why Truth Always Feels Like It's Losing
Lies are fast.
Truth is slow.
And that’s not just a vibe — it’s a law.
Here’s what Brandolini’s Law is, how it works, and why it matters👇
#BrandolinisLaw #Disinformation #MediaLiteracy
“One of the most painful aspects…is…how quickly and easily people believe falsehoods…without questioning them.”
#BetrayalTrauma #narcissisticabuse #smearcampaign #brandolinislaw #brokentrust #politics #manipulation #groupthink #gaslighting #betrayal #narcissism #cptsd #anxiety #complextrauma #djt👎🏻
As someone working in the Canadian healthcare innovation space and collaborating with others on the use of #AI #LLM and agents, I recommend the easy to read thebullshitmachines.com to help think critically on the pros and consequences of your approach. #BrandolinisLaw
It’s funny that #R4Today chose not to mention any of these in their daily newspaper round up.
#tomorrowspaperstoday
#BrandolinisLaw
#bbclaurak, a classic case of Brandolini’s Law (it’s a real thing) personified.
Brandolini’s Law aka “The Bullshit Asymmetry principle”.
Brandolini’s Law states that “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”
#BrandolinisLaw
#C4news #BrandolinisLaw
@c4ciaran.bsky.social
You should quote Brandolini’s Law when discussing Social Media Fact Checkers, I can’t believe that you don’t.
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#TIL #BrandolinisLaw
Which reminds me of the Lang Theorem that states infinte bullshit in finite space (at that time, we coded together and tried to cope despair wrt shitty selfmade, insufficient frameworks with academic intelligence)
The FBI has real structural issues that need to be addressed, but the overwhelming majority of public discussion about the bureau centers on internet garbage. It’s the bullshit asymmetry principle. #BrandolinisLaw
Almost zero chance that changes in the near future.
From SEDITION HUNTERS, the book:
#BrandolinisLaw was bad before - that refuting bullshit is harder than making it - but now the circulation & magnetism of bullshit is at absurd absurd heights. Truth hardly stands a chance. #BullshitAsymmetryPrinciple #noosphere
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Why strengthening #CriticalThinking as well as teaching media and #ScienceLiteracy have to be a prerequesite of further #AI development …
#BrandolinisLaw: "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
When alt-right says that “the left can’t meme”, this is what they mean.
Fusing around a crystallized idea that requires time and energy of #BrandolinisLaw is a superpower.
