but if what’s actually happening is that people interpret it as cynical dishonesty that does not believe its own doom arguments and thus must be instead whatever the next most likely reason is to make a doom argument, which seems to be a common reaction, then it may be made of backfire. I find it very hard to tell whether this is happening, and I know of many people who think it’s the only thing that happens. I certainly do think it’s a thing that happens ever.
but if what’s actually happening is that people interpret it as cynical dishonesty that does not believe its own doom arguments and thus must be instead whatever the next most likely reason is to make a doom argument, which seems to be a common reaction, then it may be made of backfire. I find it very hard to tell whether this is happening, and I know of many people who think it’s the only thing that happens. I certainly do think it’s a thing that happens ever.