I'm not personally invested, but I think some people are motivated by wanting vindication. "I was right and the talking heads were wrong". I think it's more abo

I'm not personally invested, but I think some people are motivated by wanting vindication. "I was right and the talking heads were wrong". I think it's more about that than about the issue itself. And I mean, learning about which authorities are more and less reliable is important, and so is scoring track record points, so I don't want to be too dismissive of that attitude.