A lot of people are simply not very bright (half are below 100 IQ!), or not very good at thinking. Correlation is causation, formative experiences become lifelo

A lot of people are simply not very bright (half are below 100 IQ!), or not very good at thinking. Correlation is causation, formative experiences become lifelong prejudices, and simple explanations are accepted over nuances. Solutions that promise to directly address issues are preferred over those that consider second and third order effects. And so on.