I think there’s a continuum going from highly educated to those that are most at risk of populism.
I haven’t researched this carefully but my hunch is there are actually lots of translation of civic education memes to people who are at risk of populism (not only from experts). It seems to me that on the margin, high-quality, easily -accessible information for educated people is more neglected.
Excellent point.
I think there’s a continuum going from highly educated to those that are most at risk of populism.
I haven’t researched this carefully but my hunch is there are actually lots of translation of civic education memes to people who are at risk of populism (not only from experts). It seems to me that on the margin, high-quality, easily -accessible information for educated people is more neglected.
related citation: IQ of the top 5% better at predicting GDP—does that suggest that increasing the epistemics of the TOP 5% is better than combating fake news? Cognitive Capitalism: The Effect of Cognitive Ability on Wealth, as Mediated Through Scientific Achievement and Economic Freedom
Stefan Schubert also thinks about this this sometimes:
https://stefanfschubert.com/blog/2020/10/20/fake-news-fighting-can-harm-elite-debates
https://stefanfschubert.com/blog/2020/12/22/legitimate-epistocracy