Scientists trusted less than business leaders when discussing social issues, study finds
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Scientists were perceived as more credible than government officials, but were not more credible than businesspeople or issue advocates.Scientists were viewed as more credible when discussing technological issues than when discussing non-technological social issues such as health, education and employment.Three forms of distrust – concerns abo...
  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 days ago
    • people are very stupid and gullible, on average, and groups of people even moreso
    • business people have (or are) marketing people, which is effectively the discipline of socially engineering people to buy your shit