> As it became obvious some officials were willing to lie, this opened the door to many people having no idea who to trust. > I believe public trust in leaders

> As it became obvious some officials were willing to lie, this opened the door to many people having no idea who to trust. > I believe public trust in leaders and institutions is at an incredible low, and I’m not sure how it can be repaired. I’m not sure you can conclude that the ability or willingness of people to trust anyone is the thing that has weakened when so many people who boastfully distrust traditional mainstream experts also do trust some extremely specific set of claims from some random YouTuber or talk show.