I'll acknowledge the psych aspect with a nod but otherwise want to move on and say this:
The value of truth is more important today than ever before, and modern society's interest in it seems to be lower than ever before.
That scares me, and I'm not willing to let truth be devalued. I will step on toes and be "right" if I am pushing truth, especially when pushing it on "deniers" and other politically- or otherwise-motivated falsehood peddlers.
The value of truth is more important today than ever before, and modern society's interest in it seems to be lower than ever before.
That scares me, and I'm not willing to let truth be devalued. I will step on toes and be "right" if I am pushing truth, especially when pushing it on "deniers" and other politically- or otherwise-motivated falsehood peddlers.