Could not agree more, and you point out the key issue - public trust. Once gone it’s very difficult to get back. Public intellectuals don’t have to be agreed with by everyone, and aren’t, but you expect they speak from a perspective of a shared desire for truth.
When it’s obvious that truth has gone on vacation at a White Lotus resort, why listen to anyone? Thought becomes compromised.
Could not agree more, and you point out the key issue - public trust. Once gone it’s very difficult to get back. Public intellectuals don’t have to be agreed with by everyone, and aren’t, but you expect they speak from a perspective of a shared desire for truth.
When it’s obvious that truth has gone on vacation at a White Lotus resort, why listen to anyone? Thought becomes compromised.
Could not agree more, and you point out the key issue - public trust. Once gone it’s very difficult to get back. Public intellectuals don’t have to be agreed with by everyone, and aren’t, but you expect they speak from a perspective of a shared desire for truth.
When it’s obvious that truth has gone on vacation at a White Lotus resort, why listen to anyone? Thought becomes compromised.