“Trump does no wrong; I trust him no matter what.” “None of these communist government incidents are real, or matter.” “All AI is offensive (or, the contrary, you’re a luddite for not believing in AGI).”
It’s frustrating how absolute loyalty is such a cultural norm now, anything less is error. I even see it with some young folks really clinging to their favorite streamers.
…I think that clouds a lot of judgement even if people are good critical thinkers. In fact, I think I read some study on how critical thinking tests nosedive when the subject is one’s own beliefs, and spike for the opposition.
It’s frustrating how absolute loyalty is such a cultural norm now
Not sure if it was ever any different. Listen to some interviews from the 50s or read some newspapers from the late 1800s. Propaganda has never been any different than today. Tribalism was the same. It’s been pretty much always the case that the majority of the population thought in absolutes.
The problem is you need to have a certain amount of intelligence, education, open-mindedness and humility to accept that things aren’t black and white and that no side has all the answers and all the truth. It’s much easier to just take one side completely and believe that the other side are pure daemons.
And scientific skepticism of one’s ‘tribe’.
“Trump does no wrong; I trust him no matter what.” “None of these communist government incidents are real, or matter.” “All AI is offensive (or, the contrary, you’re a luddite for not believing in AGI).”
It’s frustrating how absolute loyalty is such a cultural norm now, anything less is error. I even see it with some young folks really clinging to their favorite streamers.
…I think that clouds a lot of judgement even if people are good critical thinkers. In fact, I think I read some study on how critical thinking tests nosedive when the subject is one’s own beliefs, and spike for the opposition.
Not sure if it was ever any different. Listen to some interviews from the 50s or read some newspapers from the late 1800s. Propaganda has never been any different than today. Tribalism was the same. It’s been pretty much always the case that the majority of the population thought in absolutes.
The problem is you need to have a certain amount of intelligence, education, open-mindedness and humility to accept that things aren’t black and white and that no side has all the answers and all the truth. It’s much easier to just take one side completely and believe that the other side are pure daemons.