> or if it will make it so bad that people learn to distrust any kind of digital media entirely.
There are already fake news sites out there that are "so bad" you'd think nobody would believe them, and yet...
Still, it's important we inform people this is possible, so that at least the more reasonable among them can view future videos through a skeptical lens. I'm sure by now many HN readers are not surprised by this technology, but many outside of HN would be blown away.
Herd immunity? Perhaps naive people believe those spam sites because smarter people believe the better spam sites that share the same narrative...
However, distrusting digital media isn't the solution either - there are plenty of trash magazines publishing conspiracy theories and other absurdities. Plus, digital media has revealed huge segments of America are becoming culturally isolated and undemocratic. A return to print media might shift funds back to deep professional investigative journalism that covers those issues... or just give owners better returns.
There are already fake news sites out there that are "so bad" you'd think nobody would believe them, and yet...
Still, it's important we inform people this is possible, so that at least the more reasonable among them can view future videos through a skeptical lens. I'm sure by now many HN readers are not surprised by this technology, but many outside of HN would be blown away.