Knowledge well dilemma

[Pontan]

After much pondering I have reached a conclusion.
Knowlege is a well, which creates the, as I call it: Knowledge well dilemma.
The uneducated look upon the surface of the well, their opinion made by the knowledge is stated with great confidence, causing extremism and other unintended sideffects due to a serious lack of the whole picture.
The educated reach their arm down the well, their sizeable knowledge is stated with confidence, causing some extremism and unintended sideffects due to a lack of the whole picture.
The experts submerge their body in the well, their massive knowledge is stated with some confidence, causing little extremism and unintended sideffects.
If this is the case, those with nearly no knowledge on a topic is often dangerous, while those with some knowledge is haphazard and those with some expertise mostly safe.
The dilemma is: When do you recognize that you know too little about a topic, and refuse to state your opinion on it to not spread potentially dangerous and faulty information which could fuel extremists, conspiracy theories etc?
When to abstain from sharing your opinion and beliefs, and when to not abstain. That is the question, as posting information with little knowledge is potentially unethical.
With this knowledge, some pressing questions is on this site is: How much and what knowledge should you need to possess to ethically be able to post constructive reviews?
When is it not ethical to review?
How much and what knowledge should you possess to be able to ethically say that the story you have just posted is a good one worthy of your time?
When is it not ethical to state that your story is good?
Also, is it not more ethical to state the amount of and what knowledge you possess about writing when posting a review or story?
Perhaps my fellow scribblehubbians have an opinion on this dilemma and these questions that can be constructive to our collective intelligence.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Plato's Cave?

 

[Lloyd]

Probably not the best place to ask deep philosophical questions when the number one keyword search for the scribblehub site is futanari.

 

[Zirrboy]

Probably not the best place to ask deep philosophical questions when the number one keyword search for the scribblehub site is futanari.

Maybe those have a chance of hitting the bottom without stepping inside

 

[Pontan]

Plato's Cave?

Just read about it a bit after you spoke of it. Very interesting. I should go educate myself. Quite similar to what I have posted. But not entirely. (I think)

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Just read about it a bit after you spoke of it. Very interesting. I should go educate myself. Quite similar to what I have posted. But not entirely. (I think)

Yeah, I think the similarities are present. As for all of your questions, you really think too hard. Write whatever you want in your reviews.

 

[Pontan]

Probably not the best place to ask deep philosophical questions when the number one keyword search for the scribblehub site is futanari.

Interesting threads trump threads based on demography. I think.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

I... Feel... Different after reading this. Not that I had any deep philosophical thought about what was said but because it felt like my brain absorbed the words through pure intent. The only reply my mind can say is "What The Fuck?" Now I must must contemplate like my therapist after I explain my lore in detail to figure out what the fuck is wrong with me.

 

[Pontan]

Yeah, I think the similarities are present. As for all of your questions, you really think too hard. Write whatever you want in your reviews.

Good argument, I half agree. But that sort of ignores what the dilemma entails.

 

[Ilikewaterkusa]

After much pondering I have reached a conclusion.
Knowlege is a well, which creates the, as I call it: Knowledge well dilemma.
The uneducated look upon the surface of the well, their opinion made by the knowledge is stated with great confidence, causing extremism and other unintended sideffects due to a serious lack of the whole picture.
The educated reach their arm down the well, their sizeable knowledge is stated with confidence, causing some extremism and unintended sideffects due to a lack of the whole picture.
The experts submerge their body in the well, their massive knowledge is stated with some confidence, causing little extremism and unintended sideffects.
If this is the case, those with nearly no knowledge on a topic is often dangerous, while those with some knowledge is haphazard and those with some expertise mostly safe.
The dilemma is: When do you recognize that you know too little about a topic, and refuse to state your opinion on it to not spread potentially dangerous and faulty information which could fuel extremists, conspiracy theories etc?
When to abstain from sharing your opinion and beliefs, and when to not abstain. That is the question, as posting information with little knowledge is potentially unethical.
With this knowledge, some pressing questions is on this site is: How much and what knowledge should you need to possess to ethically be able to post constructive reviews?
When is it not ethical to review?
How much and what knowledge should you possess to be able to ethically say that the story you have just posted is a good one worthy of your time?
When is it not ethical to state that your story is good?
Also, is it not more ethical to state the amount of and what knowledge you possess about writing when posting a review or story?
Perhaps my fellow scribblehubbians have an opinion on this dilemma and these questions that can be constructive to our collective intelligence.

The experts are retarded and corrupt. Trust your instinct.

Probably not the best place to ask deep philosophical questions when the number one keyword search for the scribblehub site is futanari.

Or genderbender

The experts are retarded and corrupt. Trust your instinct.

These experts are quite literally claiming that “AKSUHALLY TEACHING SEX ISNT GOING TO TEAR ONES PSYCHE! WE SHOULD TEACH SEX TO YOUR CHILDREN!”

 

[Zirrboy]

The experts are retarded and corrupt. Trust your instinct.

Or genderbender

These experts are quite literally claiming that “AKSUHALLY TEACHING SEX ISNT GOING TO TEAR ONES PSYCHE! WE SHOULD TEACH SEX TO YOUR CHILDREN!”

The pfp is making this a lot better, please keep it for once

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Good argument, I half agree. But that sort of ignores what the dilemma entails.

I mean, are we still talking about writing a site for newbies and reviews to them, or not? You talk about fueling extremists and giving reviews in the same text. Like, I can't understand what's the problem here. What kind of extremists are you fueling when you write a review to a futa fanfiction of Naruto? What kind of extremist is looking for fuel on a page with reviews of a futa fanfiction of Naruto? Like, what? What is this all about? Just write whatever you want. If you have such questions in your mind, and you think it's correct, write them in your reviews.

With this knowledge, some pressing questions is on this site is: How much and what knowledge should you need to possess to ethically be able to post constructive reviews?

There is no such thing as a unified opinion on what is a constructive review and how it looks. Often times, authors and readers decide for themselves wheter the review is constructive or not. It depends on a lot of factors.

When is it not ethical to review?

On this site? Never. There is no rule about not reviewing a story, and every author knows this. And if there are no rules, the author knows that his\her story can get reviews from anyone.

How much and what knowledge should you possess to be able to ethically say that the story you have just posted is a good one worthy of your time?

When you think that according to your criteria, it's good. However, it's only my opinion, and there is no unified opinion about this and never will be. This means that it's up to you to decide.

When is it not ethical to state that your story is good?

Sorry, but what? I had to use Reverso Context to try and understand. And I still think that I'm missing something. But if I understood everything correctly, never.

Also, is it not more ethical to state the amount of and what knowledge you possess about writing when posting a review or story?

No. There is nothing about being more ethical or not here. If I understood everything correctly, how you phrase things affect if it's ethical or not. When you talk about your knowledge, you might add to credibility, not be more or less ethical.

I think either you or I have some trouble understanding the word ethical and how it's applied to this or that.

And lastly, don't forget that philosophy doesn't work in the real world. You might talk about it for hours and hours, but in the end, it doesn't matter. Especially when a futa fanfiction of a Naruto gets more five stars, attention, reviews, and money than (insert name of a novel you think is criminally underrated). Don't overthink and overcomplicate stuff.

 

[Plantorsomething]

After much pondering I have reached a conclusion.
Knowlege is a well, which creates the, as I call it: Knowledge well dilemma.
The uneducated look upon the surface of the well, their opinion made by the knowledge is stated with great confidence, causing extremism and other unintended sideffects due to a serious lack of the whole picture.
The educated reach their arm down the well, their sizeable knowledge is stated with confidence, causing some extremism and unintended sideffects due to a lack of the whole picture.
The experts submerge their body in the well, their massive knowledge is stated with some confidence, causing little extremism and unintended sideffects.
If this is the case, those with nearly no knowledge on a topic is often dangerous, while those with some knowledge is haphazard and those with some expertise mostly safe.
The dilemma is: When do you recognize that you know too little about a topic, and refuse to state your opinion on it to not spread potentially dangerous and faulty information which could fuel extremists, conspiracy theories etc?
When to abstain from sharing your opinion and beliefs, and when to not abstain. That is the question, as posting information with little knowledge is potentially unethical.
With this knowledge, some pressing questions is on this site is: How much and what knowledge should you need to possess to ethically be able to post constructive reviews?
When is it not ethical to review?
How much and what knowledge should you possess to be able to ethically say that the story you have just posted is a good one worthy of your time?
When is it not ethical to state that your story is good?
Also, is it not more ethical to state the amount of and what knowledge you possess about writing when posting a review or story?
Perhaps my fellow scribblehubbians have an opinion on this dilemma and these questions that can be constructive to our collective intelligence.

So basically dunning Kruger affect? Though most use the term as a means of belittling people and outright dismissing their info or opinions, I think there’s some real truth to it.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

Write whatever you want in your reviews.

Agree to this.

And, if I may add, try to be a bit respectful to the author.

 

[BackWoodsJ_ACK]

I’d say you have to have both some experience and some knowledge on the subject before hand before you try to guide ppl on such matters. After all experience and knowledge are tsides of the same coin.

One’s just the physical aspect (experience) and the other is the theoretical aspect (knowledge).

As for reviews? Take them with a grain of salt since mfs like to be salty for no reason at times. If they cut too deep, find a good comment or review to cheer you up or ask the reviewer how can you improve.

if they’re respectful in their words, reciprocate. If not, ignore them or roast they ass so I can watch the beef on the forum.

Probably not the best place to ask deep philosophical questions when the number one keyword search for the scribblehub site is futanari.

Chicks with dicks? If they lookin like a snack… what da problem? ?

 

[RepresentingCaution]

In most cases, you need not only knowledge but experience. I took a human development course a decade ago, but I didn't start using that knowledge until recently. Now that I see the real-world impacts of my knowledge, I'm much more vocal about certain things. This is one of them:

How Cosleeping Can Help You and Your Baby

The decision whether to cosleep with your baby is extremely controversial—and there are two sides to the story.

greatergood.berkeley.edu

We got a free crib from a friend of a relative, so we tried to put our baby in there at first. However, he absolutely refused to sleep there. "Just let him cry it out, and he'll be asleep in ten minutes," one person told us. No, my son has a very big, strong pair of lungs. He can cry for an hour straight. "Wait until they fall asleep and then put him in the crib," another person told us. No, my son was very sensitive to being moved. I became so sleep-deprived that my biggest fear became accidentally dropping my son while moving him from place to place. Some sleep-deprived parents might wind up falling asleep with their babies in an unsafe position. Now THAT is dangerous. To catch up on our sleep, my husband and I took turns watching each other cosleep with our son until we gained confidence that we could do it safely.

I'm convinced that hospitals tell parents that cosleeping is "never" safe over some stupid liability crap. However, that sets up parents for failure. Some kids will sleep in a crib without trouble. Apparently, that was the case for both me and my husband. That was not the case for our kid. Parents need to know their options:

What Every Health Professional Should Know // Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory // University of Notre Dame

Professor James J. McKenna’s Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at Notre Dame studies how sleeping and co-sleeping environments affect mothers, breastfeeding, and infants’ physiological and psychological well-being and development.

cosleeping.nd.edu

We later admitted to our pediatrician that we were cosleeping, and he said that's OK because our son is breastfeeding, full-term, and we're not smoking.

 

[AnonUnlimited]

I see it a bit simpler.
Knowledge is a circle, the area inside is what you know and outside is what you don’t know. The more your area increases the more your perimeter as well and the more contact you have in what you don’t know.

I don’t determine knowledge by education alone, I find people with experience tend to know more than the educated.

The difference between an intelligent or smart person, and a dumb person is how aware they are of their knowledge. Someone who has a lot of knowledge can also be dangerous if they are unaware of what they lack.

Now as far as your dilemma goes, the danger I believe depends on who you share knowledge with more than whether you share knowledge. People with a good head on their shoulders and stable mentality can accept and process information well, while people who can’t do that will reject knowledge and deliberately twist or hide it from others by censorship or try to ruin your reputation to stop you from telling what you know if it destroys their world view.

sometimes it’s better not to let people know what you know.

Hmmm…. I guess it’s how you handle and use your knowledge over how much you do know. I’ve seen people who have knowledge about things (the truth) but choose to obscure it for others.

i don’t think there is a knowledge well dilemma, but an emotional instability dilemma.

just my 2 cents.

sorry for the bad grammar I’m writing this from my phone.

 

[Wohendum]

I don’t determine knowledge by education alone, I find people with experience tend to know more than the educated.

This is almost always the case. Most intellectuals tend to be very subpar and useless when called upon to exercise their said "knowledge"

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

I just make sure to say that it's hearsay. I mean if they want something more concrete, they can go look at the hard research themselves. Am I supposed to become their new library?

 

[Pontan]

I see it a bit simpler.
Knowledge is a circle, the area inside is what you know and outside is what you don’t know. The more your area increases the more your perimeter as well and the more contact you have in what you don’t know.

I don’t determine knowledge by education alone, I find people with experience tend to know more than the educated.

The difference between an intelligent or smart person, and a dumb person is how aware they are of their knowledge. Someone who has a lot of knowledge can also be dangerous if they are unaware of what they lack.

Now as far as your dilemma goes, the danger I believe depends on who you share knowledge with more than whether you share knowledge. People with a good head on their shoulders and stable mentality can accept and process information well, while people who can’t do that will reject knowledge and deliberately twist or hide it from others by censorship or try to ruin your reputation to stop you from telling what you know if it destroys their world view.

sometimes it’s better not to let people know what you know.

Hmmm…. I guess it’s how you handle and use your knowledge over how much you do know. I’ve seen people who have knowledge about things (the truth) but choose to obscure it for others.

i don’t think there is a knowledge well dilemma, but an emotional instability dilemma.

just my 2 cents.

sorry for the bad grammar I’m writing this from my phone.

Very interesting. You are correct. But it is worthy of note that the nazis were good people that were corrupt by bad knowledge which they thought was true. Essentially platos cave. Slightly defeats my dilemma. Now, if I were to be a far right extremist with trivial knowledge which preaches their message, eventually some good people might agree and adopt my ideas, causing havoc.

This is almost always the case. Most intellectuals tend to be very subpar and useless when called upon to exercise their said "knowledge"

Experience often trumps knowledge. That is true, I will keep it in mind. After all, is knowledge is only valuable when it is being tested and used, which in turn creates much firmer, dependable knowledge.