@interfluidity @rajivsethi All good points, and I’d largely agree. And to be clear I’m mostly reacting to the information environment where people can firmly believe (for example) that TFG did not say something that he explicitly did, repeatedly, on tape.
I think ultimately it has to come with a recognition that the “marketplace” is like a real one: easily overwhelmed and manipulated by monopolistic actors with wildly disproportionate access to resources. 1/