The modern condition is characterized by a total collapse of institutional trust replaced by a frantic, high-stakes gullibility for the Counter-Narrativeā„¢. We will tear apart a CDC meta-analysis looking for a minor statistical error, then buy $500 worth of unchecked supplements because a podcast host said they cure microplastics.
@Daojoan where has that been reversed? how do societies change from whatever this is to something better (and more failure resistant)?
@evanwolf @Daojoan Has there ever been a society that's run on epistemic trust? I think this is the closest we got, and we're now reverting to whatever the norm is.