Still Wagging the Dog
I’m not arguing that my view is correct. I’m arguing that your certainty is unjustified. I’m not presenting a counter-theory, and I’m not asking anyone to accept my conclusions. I’m not claiming better access, hidden sources, or clearer vision.
What I’m pushing back on is confidence itself. How quickly it forms, how clean it feels, and how rarely it’s interrogated once it settles in. Most of what we experience now arrives filtered, edited, repeated, and emotionally framed. That doesn’t automatically make it false, but it does make certainty feel premature.
I’m not saying nothing is real or that everything is fake. I’m saying confidence often outruns understanding. Doubt isn’t a flaw here; it’s a reasonable response to how indirect and mediated everything has become. I’m not here to replace one belief with another. I’m just questioning why certainty feels so available, so comfortable, and so unquestioned.
If that irritates you, that reaction is part of what I’m pointing at.