Informed consent is a principle of law which posits that a person cannot make a good decision without reliable and appropriate information. Scant years ago this premise was unassailable. Today informed consent is nearly impossible. Why?
It is because we are immersed in a veritable sea of information—an exponential and unceasing expansion of bits and bytes. [...]
Entries from August 25th, 2009
Informed Consent
August 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Design and Communication, Politics and Social Issues
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Mutterings and Musings
August 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Politics and Social Issues
I frequent a coffee shop near the Michigan state capitol. Each day some mix of legislators, lawyers, lobbyists, law students, and state workers gather here.
As I sit reading and drinking coffee, I overhear some of their conversation. Puffery, earnest pleading, non-committal blather, misdirection, misperception, lies and the occasional truth—I hear it all. This is the [...]
Tags:American·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·excellence·mediocrity·perception·politics
