I think the real tragedy is that we’ve equated performative certainty with competence. We don’t want truth anymore, we want conviction. We don’t reward humility, we reward spectacle. That’s how we get cult leaders instead of scientists.
I think the real tragedy is that we’ve equated performative certainty with competence. We don’t want truth anymore, we want conviction. We don’t reward humility, we reward spectacle. That’s how we get cult leaders instead of scientists.