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Have you noticed that more and more of the world feels, well, fake?
Online there's a daily avalanche of dubious advice and information - about health, money, success, happiness - much of it delivered with total confidence and little regard for evidence.
There's the fabricated reviews, inflated metrics and synthetic content.
Influencers present themselves as authorities. The 'fake it till you make it' mantra has hardened into the business model.
Everything is now content. Performed for likes, not tested for truth.
Meanwhile, institutions once trusted to tell us what is true now compete for…
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