[watwut]

The most maddening thing is that in our current timeline, the more obviously you lie and bullshit, the more you get rewarded. And winners can lie and bullshit with even less pushback, creating deadly cycle.

[suzzer99]

This has been largely true for the history of tech. The most-hyped technology usually wins out over the best technology.

[disqard]

I think GP is also specifically alluding to a recent surge of feeling like we're living in a post-Truth society now.