So here’s an idea. Some think that “registering doubt, hesitation, and irony even while developing an argument” adds to an author’s credibility. Others think it destroys it.

I believe the acceptability of self-doubt has changed over my lifetime. Which makes me think some scholar somewhere has written a book on how the social status of self-doubt has evolved over the centuries.

(Presenting self-doubt is a loser’s move in the modern age. Overconfidence is the norm.) https://mstdn.social/@marick/114937139717597942