Even the media was quick to call out people who actually questioned what was going on as passing misinformation. People need to look at all sides and not just believe one side because of "official" status. Since this book tour has started, I'm surprised no one has interviewed Karine Jean-Pierre.
"In Nietzsche’s words, we will accept and look for truth only when it has “pleasant, life-preserving consequences.” Conversely, we are hostile “to potentially harmful and destructive truths.” We do not have epistemic vigilance, but a Machiavellian one.
There is one important observation about modern society that might lend credence to Shiber’s ideas: the popularity of conspiracy theories and echo-chamber nonsense. If epistemic vigilance were true, we would all be fact-checking and dismissing conspiracists all the time. But we don’t. When a charismatic or compelling speaker delivers a statement, we accept it much more often based on Machiavellian lines. I will nod along if others nod along."
In the mid-80s, Senator Biden was full of vim and vigor. After his brain surgeries in 1988, he experienced a noticeable cognitive decline. During the 2020 presidential campaign, his slurring and bizarre outbursts should have raised questions with the voters. By the 2024 run, his shuffling and frequent inability to coherently explain or express himself were obvious. Those who accepted excuses, e.g., he has a stutter, were fooling themselves. With a nod to Paul Simon, a man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest. Thus, while those who willfully hid information and were running the executive branch using the former president as a prop should be exposed and reviled, every voter who became willfully blind has only themselves to blame for going along with the charade.
Even the media was quick to call out people who actually questioned what was going on as passing misinformation. People need to look at all sides and not just believe one side because of "official" status. Since this book tour has started, I'm surprised no one has interviewed Karine Jean-Pierre.
She would be a good one to interview. Press secretaries typically have to "bend the truth" to a certain extent, but this was beyond that.
Jen Psaki as well. Champion Circler-Backer.
Philosopher Joseph Schieber: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1250166709787407
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"In Nietzsche’s words, we will accept and look for truth only when it has “pleasant, life-preserving consequences.” Conversely, we are hostile “to potentially harmful and destructive truths.” We do not have epistemic vigilance, but a Machiavellian one.
There is one important observation about modern society that might lend credence to Shiber’s ideas: the popularity of conspiracy theories and echo-chamber nonsense. If epistemic vigilance were true, we would all be fact-checking and dismissing conspiracists all the time. But we don’t. When a charismatic or compelling speaker delivers a statement, we accept it much more often based on Machiavellian lines. I will nod along if others nod along."
https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/the-nietzsche-thesis/
In the mid-80s, Senator Biden was full of vim and vigor. After his brain surgeries in 1988, he experienced a noticeable cognitive decline. During the 2020 presidential campaign, his slurring and bizarre outbursts should have raised questions with the voters. By the 2024 run, his shuffling and frequent inability to coherently explain or express himself were obvious. Those who accepted excuses, e.g., he has a stutter, were fooling themselves. With a nod to Paul Simon, a man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest. Thus, while those who willfully hid information and were running the executive branch using the former president as a prop should be exposed and reviled, every voter who became willfully blind has only themselves to blame for going along with the charade.