I have a cognitive bias poster on my wall that categorizes about 1/4 of researched biases as "Too Much Information" [1]. In the context of Democracy, the troub

I have a cognitive bias poster on my wall that categorizes about 1/4 of researched biases as "Too Much Information" [1]. In the context of Democracy, the trouble with "actually, it's sort of complicated", is that there is absolutely no way that all citizens can approach everything this way and still have time for, e.g. the Pursuit of Happiness. In other words, trust (and trustworthiness) is key. We must delegate to someone, whether expert or not. Traditionally, organizations with cult-like properties envelop people in a kind of "information bubble" that makes deciding who to trust a tractable problem. The culture of science does this to some extent, but is unable to compete well for a number of reasons. [1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Cognitive_Bias_Codex_-_180%2B_biases%2C_designed_by_John_Manoogian_III_%28jm3%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Cognitiv...