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@paulg honestly that’s why politics makes me so sick at times. especially the lines between willful ignorance, lying, and utter bullshit.

@paulg I agree, though I also think confirmation bias & other cognitive failings can look just like dishonesty.

@paulg The internal narratives we spin to justify our actions rarely need to match external realities.

@paulg One word - ego.

@paulg the biggest challenge is that "these people" are often adept at shifting blame too, often the people who call their BS early cop it.

@paulg for the ego, karma is an article of faith, and it has none: only intellectual honesty to self matters

@apoo_rv @paulg inaction (and action for that matter) is #testingInProduction

@paulg @stucchio Any combo of: "winning" the arg., persuasion, money. Sadly, many see honesty, accuracy as academic, secondary to these.