In your case, you ask but then verify. Most people(i.e. IRL people outside tech circle) just want to get things done and believe anything, which is why the “Bes

In your case, you ask but then verify. Most people(i.e. IRL people outside tech circle) just want to get things done and believe anything, which is why the “Best top 5/10/20 Y in 20xx” articles work or the top advert gets many hits on google, or social media misinformation spreads and works. Before AI, people used to “google” things and vehemently believe and support the whatever content that were first and second on their search result, which is why google probably replaced all above the fold results with ad/sponsored and businesses throw plenty money and SEO to be the top.