We Don't Trust Evidence Anymore

We have a problem where our information systems reward compelling narratives over evidence. And this data center thing is the heart of that. And it's a problem that's been building up over decades with the use of social media. We are not evidentiary-based in the US at all. We've gone from, say, 50 years ago, show me the evidence and I'll form an opinion, to I have an opinion, now show me the evidence that confirms it. And that's amplified radically with social media because nuance has no viral coefficient. It's like this just doesn't actually work. So this is a very difficult problem to solve. The problem is we're making national policy based on these stupid innuendos and memes rather than measurement. You cannot run an advanced civilization with this. This is a massively big issue, a huge opportunity to make humanity go from scarcity to abundance. Measure it, compare it, put it in context, fix the externality, but don't legislate with a story in your head, which is what the hell is going on right now.