People will fight to hold on to their beliefs, and what they think they know, even when they are confronted with information indicating that said beliefs and/or knowledge may be falsely premised.
I think about this often and keep coming back around to this this article from April 2021.
On the subject of persuasion, beliefs, social dynamics… it’s one of the most illuminating I have ever read.
https://archive.is/2021.04.04-162802/https://quillette.com/2021/04/03/persuasion-and-the-prestige-paradox-are-high-status-people-more-likely-to-lie/
I think about this often and keep coming back around to this this article from April 2021.
On the subject of persuasion, beliefs, social dynamics… it’s one of the most illuminating I have ever read.
https://archive.is/2021.04.04-162802/https://quillette.com/2021/04/03/persuasion-and-the-prestige-paradox-are-high-status-people-more-likely-to-lie/