[PlatoIsADisease]

I used to hate this, I've seen Apple do it with claims of security and privacy, I've seen populist demagogues do this with every proposal they make. Now I realize this is just the reality of the world.

Its just a reminder not to trust, instead verify. Its more expensive, but trust only leads to pain.

[callc]

“Lying is just the reality of the world” is a cop-out

Don’t give them, or anyone, a free pass for bad behavior.

[pessimizer]

The reality of the world is that nobody needs a pass from you.

[autoexec]

Fraud, lies, and corruption are so often the reality of the world right now because people keep getting away with it. The moment they're commonly and meaningfully held accountable for lying to the public we'll start seeing it happen less often. This isn't something that can't be improved, it just takes enough people willing to work together to do something about it.

[nerdponx]

Several major world powers right now are at the endgame of a decades-long campaign to return to a new Gilded Age and prevent it from ending any time soon. Destroying the public's belief in objective truth and fact is part of the plan. A side effect is that fraud in general becomes normalized. "We are cooked" as the kids say.