When explaining the GMAE to normies,I like to contrast it with everyday interactions.
"How many times would a friend have to lie to you before you stopped believing them? What about a stranger? What about a person whose sole job is to tell you the truth?"
You come to find out that people trust news media or "experts" in a way that they would never trust family, friends, or strangers. If you ask these people why, they usually have no explanation.
Even Washington Post readers are appalled.
Too bad the Gellman amnesia effect always holds.
When explaining the GMAE to normies,I like to contrast it with everyday interactions.
"How many times would a friend have to lie to you before you stopped believing them? What about a stranger? What about a person whose sole job is to tell you the truth?"
You come to find out that people trust news media or "experts" in a way that they would never trust family, friends, or strangers. If you ask these people why, they usually have no explanation.