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What always surprises me about these stories is the confidence of the accusers. Its not just that misinformation is being amplified... but people seem to belie
by brucethemoose2 4y ago
What always surprises me about these stories is the confidence of the accusers.
Its not just that misinformation is being amplified... but people seem to believe they are more of an expert on things than actual experts or witnesses.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoOr they believe many experts and witnesses have extra motive to lie about things.
- sharemywin 4y agoand actually lack integrity. but I would suspect that if you've spent the time to become an expert that you wouldn't want to blow your reputation over lies. To me the more confidence one conveys in something non-trivial the more likely they aren't really an expert.
- brucethemoose2 4y agoAnd then they turn around and blindly trust some source/group that has a clear conflict of interest and/or lack of expertise... I just think people should be more humble.