Losing shared benchmarks of truth can trigger new forms of psychological distress beyond today’s anxiety and depression. The harm comes not just from falsehoods, but from permanent uncertainty about what is real.
— Treats information integrity as a public-health variable, suggesting mental-health policy must address verification environments, not just therapy access.
Scott Alexander
2025.08.26
65% relevant
The post links fragile personal epistemics and shifting authority cues to psychological breakdown, suggesting that losing reliable truth benchmarks—now mediated by AIs—can manifest as clinical distress.
Ted Gioia
2025.08.20
100% relevant
He predicts 'new kinds of mental breakdowns never seen before' as reality becomes unverifiable.
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