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You might be swayed by facts. But that makes you one of the minority. A LOT of people make decisions based on emotion. Then they cherry pick the facts (if any)
by Sukotto 9y ago
You might be swayed by facts. But that makes you one of the minority.
A LOT of people make decisions based on emotion. Then they cherry pick the facts (if any) that support the choice, and disregard the facts that oppose.
- nnfy 9y agoThis is true. However, I think logical people as a group hold a disproportionate amount of power in society. I'm not sure, though, and I'm only arguing out of, well, logic. What I mean to say is if I were a politician, I would be more concerned with aligning myself with other politicians, scientists, and policy makers, than my constituents in the initial term. Those who are non-technical may be won over later and with other means.
- slagfart 9y agoThis is why you won't make it as a politician, sadly. You need initial popular buy-in to be elected, which is why populist policies will always do well.