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> It's a truly baffling attitude. I wish, but no, it's not baffling. We live in a post-truth society, and this is the sort of fundamental nihilism that natural
by kibwen 1y ago
> It's a truly baffling attitude.
I wish, but no, it's not baffling. We live in a post-truth society, and this is the sort of fundamental nihilism that naturally results.
- CoastalCoder 1y agoI agree that it fits in with a certain trope. But do people really believe that? What I mean is: Some people recognize that there are circumstances where the social aspects of agreement seem to be the dominant concern, e.g. when the goal is to rally votes. The cynical view of "good beliefs" in that scenario is group cohesion, rather than correspondence with objective reality. But most everyone would agree that there are situations where correlation with objective reality is the main concern. E.g., when someone is designing and building the bridge they cross every day.
- xpe 1y ago> We live in a post-truth society Oversimplified to an awful degree. There is a lot of variation between people, cultures, even countries.