Published: November 15, 2018
The problem is not that people don’t care. It is that our circle of regard for truth is irrationally small
It is often said that “people don’t care about truth”. But is this really the case? Imagine you are falsely accused of cheating in a test: Would you not care? Or you are filling up at a petrol station: Would you not care if the signs were swapped and you mistakenly fill up your petrol car with diesel? Or I tell you that the movie starts at 7, knowing that it starts at 6: Would you not care that I made you miss the first half?
Actually, people care deeply about what is true and what is false – at least in matters close to us, where facts have immediate and tangible consequences.
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