[Supermancho]

> 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.

[braingravy]

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.