That's very good view. Makes a lot of sense. Basically "I know a guy". Its just one data point.

The wild thing that was made clear to me during the pandemic was just how easy it is to do your own research. What I mean is that it was easy to fact check so many falsehoods. And I don't mean outsourcing it to Snopes or some other clown outfit. I mean looking stuff up. Remembering what someone said two weeks ago. Listening to what someone says vs what people hear. I wasn't asleep then but my skepticism increased.

Mostly the thing I think people lack is skepticism. We have the tools and information to do our own research. We are just to lazy and trusting.