> Yes, imo - because they don't just mistrust - they randomly trust alternatives. > Mistrust is warranted, definitely. Trusting random sources that fit their h

> Yes, imo - because they don't just mistrust - they randomly trust alternatives. > Mistrust is warranted, definitely. Trusting random sources that fit their heavy bias is something we should all be hyper aware of and fight. Yet we don't. Not exactly, IMHO mistrust is a two step process: 1. mistrust and 2. find alternatives to trust instead, in that order. I think 1 always starts first, through 2 can accelerate/reinforce it. Mistrust puts one in an awkward, unsupported position in a world where things are way to complicated for one person to process, and it should be expected that it will take a long time for an individual to find an adequate replacement for institutions that have lost their trust (probably through trial-trusting other institutions then mistrusting them, too).