Post #1871150
2026-04-15 16:19 UTC
@elizayer Agreed on a lot of fronts... and thanks for the kind words about what I wrote.
There's another twist to this that I think you and I may be immune to.
The credibility of the source.
I think some people might just be outsourcing their own thoughts and opinions to people that they think are credible... and that creates a delusional loop.
It makes me wonder how much of what we see is the same. Cognitive outsourcing... cognitive surrender... in the age of AI.
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@elizayer@mastodon.social 2026-04-15 16:25
@knowprose yeah, that's a good point. Cognitive surrender, automation bias, those just seem like specific cases of deferring to authority, which to an extent is a good instinct! But very hackable. :-/