Some people value information and being right less so make a trade off. If I found an “influencer” who was right on product recommendations 95% of the time it

Some people value information and being right less so make a trade off. If I found an “influencer” who was right on product recommendations 95% of the time it would be a relief and I’d be so happy to get all that research time back. I think the bar for right enough varies among different people. And for some people it applies to everything from politics to science. These people are also likely to believe the topics too complex to follow in detail. If they choose a good person to follow they may be more right than if they researched themselves. What you attribute to laziness could perhaps be seen in a different light: economizing time plus intimidation/fear.