I think that I didn't convey what I meant, so I'm going to re-phrase it a little bit (and also copy to other replies, since apparently I can't edit the comment).
When I see someone referencing 1984, I think of them as conspiracy theorist and don't take them seriously. I do it because I'm an idiot.
But I share this trait with a majority of population. We are born and die idiots. I can't defend the "position" of being an idiot; but that's who I am and I can't change it. Neither can millions of people.
So, if you want to persuade these millions, you have to take their (our) idiocy into account.
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I think that I didn't convey what I meant, so I'm going to re-phrase it a little bit (and also copy to other replies, since apparently I can't edit the comment).
When I see someone referencing 1984, I think of them as conspiracy theorist and don't take them seriously. I do it because I'm an idiot.
But I share this trait with a majority of population. We are born and die idiots. I can't defend the "position" of being an idiot; but that's who I am and I can't change it. Neither can millions of people.
So, if you want to persuade these millions, you have to take their (our) idiocy into account.