Kidding aside, NYT article is silly. It assumes we once *had* a grip on the truth. No. We just had an elite consensus on what was sacred. 
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I think you are confusing generic urban upper middle-class with elites. They aren't. They have little agency.
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because it doesn't serve their needs... public posture is almost the lowest leverage way for elites to act
End of conversation
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