On: Science and scientific expertise are more important than ever

[dredmorbius]

You're simply restating jfengel's 2nd 'graph.

Domocracy is resilient against simple ignorance. It is susceptible to overt manipulation.

Even manipulation often reflects a balance of interests, though shifting the margins can have profound effects.

[unabst → dredmorbius]

I said more.

I posit it's susceptible to both, and that it is susceptible to any manipulation. Not just overt or malicious. Even in good faith. And even the article is a form of manipulation. And I am saying the "manipulated" and the "educated" are often one in the same especially in hindsight when wrong becomes clear.