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I think a lot of journalists, experts, and politicians arrived at the same conclusion around the same time, which is that credibility isn't worth bothering with

I think a lot of journalists, experts, and politicians arrived at the same conclusion around the same time, which is that credibility isn't worth bothering with because there's a base level of people who will unquestioningly believe them if they make them feel the right way. If you're angry at the right people and causes, and you "stand with" and support the correct things, then truth and reason is not relevant. Actually it's something dangerous to be feared, because it could cause uncomfortable emotions.

the_snooze 4y ago
> credibility isn't worth bothering with because there's a base level of people who will unquestioningly believe them if they make them feel the right way It reminds me of this tweet/picture/article >Rebecca Grossman’s perfect life became a perfect nightmare. “Everything changed in a split second—overnight,” she tells Los Angeles during a half-hour Zoom call from her lawyer’s office in October. that conveniently buries the lede that she was a drunk who ran down and killed two kids. https://twitter.com/LAmag/status/1594917490366337025 https://twitter.com/LAmag/status/1594917490366337025