And yet the people who lose trust in institutions tend to trust the alternatives they find without question.

CNN says the earth is round, obviously it's globalist deepfake propaganda, because the mainstream media is nothing but fake news.

Reddit says it's flat, well that's probably true because we know what the "elites" have to say about it, and they can't be trusted...

What, science says it's round? The same mainstream science that only serves a globalist agenda to reinforce the status quo and prop up big pharma, and brainwash people into conformity? The same scientific establishment that lies about gender and race and climate change? Obvious bullshit.

I think most people tend to have an innate need for answers and don’t like having unknowns. The institutions used to fill that gap, but now it’s back since the institutions violated that trust. Educated people are still able to find other means for sense-making such as finding good sources, considering multiple opinions etc. But for everyone else, it seems they’re left with the strategy to just trust whatever they see that hasn’t previously lied to them.

That's the tragic thing, politicians are now lying to our faces, so it seems like lying has been normalized...

Like Trump saying "I was being sarcastic" when asked about his "Doctors should look into injecting disinfectants to cure Covid-19" statement. Or even simpler, lying about the number of people who attended his inauguration.