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It matters because you shouldn’t gaslight and lie to people. Articulate and intelligent people see through this, and it won’t help your cause.

We should all do our best to be honest with what we know, what we think we know, and what we don’t. Especially on the things that are important to us.

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> It matters because you shouldn’t gaslight and lie to people. Articulate and intelligent people see through this, and it won’t help your cause.

I think the first is not a truism at all, and the second is profoundly incorrect. Misinformation is effective, especially at motivating behavior.

Yeah, that really worked out when they lied about the effectiveness of masks in reducing the spread of respiratory illness in the spring of 2020.

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