Comment by consumer451
1 year ago
Sure, but most people are self-aware, or just aware, enough not to claim to be one.
edit: the parent comment has been edited since my reply, it used to make a bit more sense.
1 year ago
Sure, but most people are self-aware, or just aware, enough not to claim to be one.
edit: the parent comment has been edited since my reply, it used to make a bit more sense.
there is of course a model for making completely outrageous, easily disproven assertions and running with them without ever having to walk them back, and it's called Donald Trump. Musk keeps trying to use the same playbook but lacks the skills.
The idea of the firehose of falsehood predates Trump.
> The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model
> Why It Might Work and Options to Counter It
https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html