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#+title: Being misinformed is better than being ignorant
#+date: "2021-07-15 07:25:39 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2022-06-19 13:13:29 +08:00"
#+language: en


- we can see the mistakes that we'll inevitably make when making our first steps;
  misinformation can always be corrected
- in rare cases, being misinformed could bring better ideas or other inspirations;
  misunderstood or [[id:c886bc6d-e9dc-4f62-8841-59123236eda0][Failed ideas can be repurposed]]
- however, as knowledge spreads, so does false knowledge;
  this could bring down your fundamentals and requires a review of the topic;
  in cases like those, [[id:b7671178-ceef-4ae7-958f-33d3b57a598e][Ignorance is better than misinformation]] when first understanding a topic
- the spreading of misinformation is also a dangerous thing especially today with the internet making it easier to publish (mis)information