Episode 137: Post-Truth

In episode 137 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the meaning of truth in our contemporary political and social landscape and how post-truth has increased in the recent years. They explore the different types of truth and the differences between misinformation vs disinformation and lying vs bullshitting. How do phenomenons like opinion overload, news fatigue, and information overload contribute to the spread of post truth? Is there a connection between post truth and postmodernism? And if so, how has academic postmodernism, or so called ‘pomo professors’, contributed to the rise of dishonesty and deception?