By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/09/2026After all, nearly all of us lack the technical expertise to sort through the claims and counterclaims of tobacco lobbyists and public health authorities. 1431 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/09/2026To a large extent, we have to trust the *process*: trust it to be a well-administered truth-seeking exercise that does its best to find the correct answer to complex, technical questions. 1621 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/09/2026When the state is manifestly bad at doing its job, we *still* have to answer these complex, technical questions, but (lacking both the expertise to draw an informed conclusion *and* a reliable process by which expert disagreements can be settled), we're left helpless to do so. 1511 0
