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It doesn't matter whats "right" or "correct". What matters is what people _believe_. And humans seem to love confident strong-men who clear away their doubts.
by adamwong246 3y ago
It doesn't matter whats "right" or "correct". What matters is what people _believe_. And humans seem to love confident strong-men who clear away their doubts. So while I understand that value of reason, there's a tragic flaw in this high-mindedness- no one wants to follow a man without a clear voice. No one wants to listen to the manager , or CEO, or President, who "waffles".
- 0xEF 3y agoThey do, however, want to listen to the leader who can discern good into from bad, and make decisions or alter course as needed as new good info comes to light. I think it's important to zoom out a bit when considering what we humans seek in a leader. Confidence, yes, but also the ability to change one's mind is a marker of intelligence as opposed to the cognitive impairment that is concrete thinking.
- adamwong246 3y agoI do not mean to be rude but were you not witness to the terrible spectacle of DJT as POTUS? Stupid-confidence led that fool to the highest office in the world. It seems to me the average voter prefers to maintain "the feels" over even their very survival?
- mihaic 3y agoSure, everyone like to follow strength. I don't want someone to lead me just with confident bullshit though, which has been hyperoptimized for in recent years in politics. When before confidence came as the result of skill and experience, now it's all "fake it till you make it". The fact that we can't distinguigh between the two is a problem with our culture, which we actually can improve upon by explicitly condemning in public baseless confidence.
- kashunstva 3y ago> follow a man or woman