5 How much of our knowledge depends on our interactions with other knowers?

What are the implications (consequences, importance, what conclusions can you

come to) on what the author writes about?

1) We are developing new ways to store and transfer knowledge that were not

possible before

2) In the future, knowledge may become over reliant on video to transfer

3) This new means has increased the accessibility of knowledge

4) May cause shorter attention spans

What are possible limitations of his argument?

Not all the videos on YouTube are reliable. Easy to access and to produce

which is good but can also spread misinformation

o As YouTube becomes profitable for content producers, incentives may lead

people to be biased in what they say or produce.

o Incentives are to get clicks and views not necessarily to inform or educate.

o A lot of plagiarising without crediting proper sources. Exploitation.