Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.
Ray DalioI think if you look at the statistics and you deal with fake media - and fake media and distorted media is a continuum - the vast majority of the population says, "I don't know what to believe." There are no checks and balances in quality control.
Ray DalioPrinciples are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions. Every game has principles that successful players master to achieve winning results. So does life. Principles are ways of successfully dealing with the laws of nature or the laws of life. Those who understand more of them and understand them well know how to interact with the world more effectively than those who know fewer of them or know them less well.
Ray DalioPeople who confuse what they wish were true with what is really true create distorted pictures of reality that make it impossible for them to make the best choices.
Ray Dalio