My take is that there was a radical loss of confidence in humanity's ability to think reasonably, honestly, or independently. Conventional wisdom today seems t

My take is that there was a radical loss of confidence in humanity's ability to think reasonably, honestly, or independently. Conventional wisdom today seems to be that most people are mindless meme relay bots that simply believe and propagate whatever they read if it's presented in the right way or pushes the right emotional buttons. Sure there are some people you might describe that way, but is it really most people? Personally I've been on the fence for a long time. I am not ready to throw in the towel on the idea of a global radically open conversation, but I have certainly had my faith in humanity shaken profoundly by things like Qanon. A disturbingly large number of people are frighteningly gullible. Are there people who simply can't mentally handle unfiltered information?