Recall psycho-economics 101: Our ability to care about stuff is limited. Therefore, caring about truth competes with everything else we might care about. Psycho-economics 101 is why most modern propaganda takes this shape: Increase the benefit of falsehood (get high status), and decrease the cost (avoid social rejection)
The shape of propaganda
The shape of propaganda
The shape of propaganda
Recall psycho-economics 101: Our ability to care about stuff is limited. Therefore, caring about truth competes with everything else we might care about. Psycho-economics 101 is why most modern propaganda takes this shape: Increase the benefit of falsehood (get high status), and decrease the cost (avoid social rejection)