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Re:The Hill: The Pentagon is lying about UFOs by collingreen on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:55PM (#40268852)
A far less extreme take could be that a random agitator writing an opinion piece has a lot less of a reputation to lose than a publisher or professional journalist.
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Re:The Hill: The Pentagon is lying about UFOs by Loquebantur on Sunday May 05, 2024 @06:05PM (#40268933)
"Reputation" is a crude social heuristic. It's also authority in disguise.
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Re:The Hill: The Pentagon is lying about UFOs by threatofrain on Sunday May 05, 2024 @07:14PM (#40269498)
No it's not. The police have authority. Your doctor has credibility. Your doctor doesn't order you around. The doctor's reputation is an aggregation of the public's mood.
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