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Hard truths and politics aren't compatible because there's too much incentive misalignment. People in power have no reason to tell the truth because it'll get t
by bedhead 5y ago
Hard truths and politics aren't compatible because there's too much incentive misalignment. People in power have no reason to tell the truth because it'll get them fired, and the reason for that is most people don't even want the truth anyhow, it triggers some form of pain. The path of least resistance inevitably seems to be lying in some form.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoIgnoring the truth also triggers pain... it just comes a bit later.
- cblconfederate 5y agocorrelation is not causation if they ve already forgotten what caused it. People are really not good at being governed