SpeedRacer 1 #1 December 30, 2007 http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.02/ffsimon_pr.html from the article: QuoteHe always found it somewhat peculiar that neither the Science piece nor his public wager with Ehrlich nor anything else that he did, said, or wrote seemed to make much of a dent on the world at large. For some reason he could never comprehend, people were inclined to believe the very worst about anything and everything; they were immune to contrary evidence just as if they'd been medically vaccinated against the force of fact. Furthermore, there seemed to be a bizarre reverse-Cassandra effect operating in the universe: whereas the mythical Cassandra spoke the awful truth and was not believed, these days "experts" spoke awful falsehoods, and they were believed. Repeatedly being wrong actually seemed to be an advantage, conferring some sort of puzzling magic glow upon the speaker. Bad news sells even if it is false. Good news does not even if it is true. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
