#media #deepstate
- "I follow the science" (translation: I wait for approved conclusions)
- "According to experts" (translation: I don't think for myself)
- "Fact-checkers say" (translation: I let others determine truth)
- "The consensus is" (translation: I align with power)
There’s a peculiar comfort in believing that things simply happen by accident. That the powerful don’t conspire, that institutions don’t coordinate, that the crumbling pillars of society represent mere happenstance rather than design. I’ve come to call these people “accidentalists” – those who find refuge in randomness, who dismiss patterns as paranoia.