You don’t think it’s the same thing as what Trump is doing, or the same thing that Scott Adams is referring to when he says trump is doing it?
There are a bunch of things that are getting mixed up here. Clearly Trump tells lies that lead to people believing simple factual falsehoods. That much doesn’t even contradict that main thesis here, and it also applies to anyone that believed Bernie when he said that America is the richest country on earth.
I think what you meant is probably that Trump says things that lead people to be mislead on the things that actually matter (as judged by you) and that he’s not actually a great example of saying the “truest” things, in this strange but important sense. I actually agree with you there too, though I think I blame Trump less for this than you do because I think he’s legitimately bad at figuring out what is true and so when he might say something about vaccines causing autism, for example, it’s more about him being genuinely wrong than knowing the right answer and maliciously lying about it. Hanlon’s razor, basically.
Additionally, I think you’d argue that Trump isn’t doesn’t seem to care enough about the truth and is reckless in that way, and I’d probably agree with you there too. None of this challenges Adam’s main point here though, which is that Trump’s messages, despite being easily fact-checked as false, contain (other) things which Trump does not actively disbelieve and are evaluated as both important and true by his followers—even if Christian (or Jimmy, or anyone else) thinks that those things are false as well.
It’s important to look at how people respond to proof that his statements don’t pass the fact checks. If they feel betrayed by trump or if there’s cognitive disonnance induced, then your criticism is valid and it’s simple lying and pandering to wishful thinking. If, on the other hand, you get “lol, don’t care” then you’re missing the point and aren’t actually addressing what they think is important and true. I see both in Trump’s followers, but the interesting part is that I see far more of the latter than I have with any other politician. In other words, I think Adams has a point.
I think what you meant is probably that Trump says things that lead people to be mislead on the things that actually matter (as judged by you) and that he’s not actually a great example of saying the “truest” things, in this strange but important sense.
I don’t think the issue of whether or not Trump was invited by Last Week Tonight is an issue that “actually matters”.
But lets go to an issue that matters. “Do vaccines cause autism” It’s factually wrong but I also think that a majority of Trump followers don’t. The demographics of vaccine denailism is not equivalent with Trumps supporters.
If you take a Trump belief like “exercise is bad for your health” it’s even more clear. That’s not the kind of lie that someone who simply wants to do persuasion tells.
It’s also a very strange lie to tell for a person who learned their persuasion skills from Tony Robbins.
I’m not sure I follow all the details of what you’re saying, but it seems like your main point is along the lines of “That’s no the kind of lie that someone who simply wants to do persuasion tells”, and with that I completely agree.
You don’t think it’s the same thing as what Trump is doing, or the same thing that Scott Adams is referring to when he says trump is doing it?
There are a bunch of things that are getting mixed up here. Clearly Trump tells lies that lead to people believing simple factual falsehoods. That much doesn’t even contradict that main thesis here, and it also applies to anyone that believed Bernie when he said that America is the richest country on earth.
I think what you meant is probably that Trump says things that lead people to be mislead on the things that actually matter (as judged by you) and that he’s not actually a great example of saying the “truest” things, in this strange but important sense. I actually agree with you there too, though I think I blame Trump less for this than you do because I think he’s legitimately bad at figuring out what is true and so when he might say something about vaccines causing autism, for example, it’s more about him being genuinely wrong than knowing the right answer and maliciously lying about it. Hanlon’s razor, basically.
Additionally, I think you’d argue that Trump isn’t doesn’t seem to care enough about the truth and is reckless in that way, and I’d probably agree with you there too. None of this challenges Adam’s main point here though, which is that Trump’s messages, despite being easily fact-checked as false, contain (other) things which Trump does not actively disbelieve and are evaluated as both important and true by his followers—even if Christian (or Jimmy, or anyone else) thinks that those things are false as well.
It’s important to look at how people respond to proof that his statements don’t pass the fact checks. If they feel betrayed by trump or if there’s cognitive disonnance induced, then your criticism is valid and it’s simple lying and pandering to wishful thinking. If, on the other hand, you get “lol, don’t care” then you’re missing the point and aren’t actually addressing what they think is important and true. I see both in Trump’s followers, but the interesting part is that I see far more of the latter than I have with any other politician. In other words, I think Adams has a point.
I don’t think this is clear at all. At least the statements of his that people object to the loudest aren’t lies.
I don’t think the issue of whether or not Trump was invited by Last Week Tonight is an issue that “actually matters”.
But lets go to an issue that matters. “Do vaccines cause autism” It’s factually wrong but I also think that a majority of Trump followers don’t. The demographics of vaccine denailism is not equivalent with Trumps supporters.
If you take a Trump belief like “exercise is bad for your health” it’s even more clear. That’s not the kind of lie that someone who simply wants to do persuasion tells. It’s also a very strange lie to tell for a person who learned their persuasion skills from Tony Robbins.
I’m not sure I follow all the details of what you’re saying, but it seems like your main point is along the lines of “That’s no the kind of lie that someone who simply wants to do persuasion tells”, and with that I completely agree.
That seems to be a reasonable reading and I think we are in agreement.