please stop being surprised that you can't outsource your judgment
listen to podcasts to find out what other people think, not (necessarily) what is true
listen to podcasts to find out what other people think, not (necessarily) what is true
this is a large reason why I don't talk about object-level politics very often
I know that I can't outsource my judgment, and I'm usually not willing to do a five-hour deep dive on the primary evidence concerning whatever the controversy is
I know that I can't outsource my judgment, and I'm usually not willing to do a five-hour deep dive on the primary evidence concerning whatever the controversy is
people use shortcuts to evaluate informational validity, and it just straight-up doesn't work fam
they linked a bunch of sources? cool, awesome, but you're trusting them to have understood those sources
try a little "science journalism" and you'll see how this fails
they linked a bunch of sources? cool, awesome, but you're trusting them to have understood those sources
try a little "science journalism" and you'll see how this fails
OP was relying on the seeming of expertise, I'm guessing due to class markers. talking a good game will get you into people's heads
granted this kind of gullibility persists because there aren't actually that many con men and most "beliefs" about *anything* are basically fashion
granted this kind of gullibility persists because there aren't actually that many con men and most "beliefs" about *anything* are basically fashion
