The Resilience of Human Society Is Amazing
Most people walk around with a huge number of unfounded beliefs about which they are absolutely certain. I live in the United States, so my examples will be specific to my country, but you can fill in the examples with others specific to your own country. People will tell you that seed oils are bad for you, that the original COVID vaccine didn't work or was even harmful, that organic food is better for you than conventional food, that capitalism leads to poverty, that preservatives in food are poisonous and killing people, that there is an epidemic of autism, and more. None of these beliefs withstands scrutiny based upon empirical evidence, but many, many people believe these things with total conviction.
One wonders if most (nearly all?) of what people believe about the world is totally false.
And yet, human society still functions. There are jobs. There are stores. Most people obtain the medical care they need. Water, electricity, and transportation are abundant. Access to education is ubiquitous. New technological and medical advancements happen every day. Despite their viciousness online, people generally get along in person. Violence is down.
That's incredible. People can walk around with inaccurate models of the world, but, in general, society still functions and functions pretty well.
Why?
Perhaps because the things that people have direct responsibility for provide direct feedback, and those endeavors run by people who respond to feedback are those that survive. You can't have an inaccurate model of how crossing the street works without getting hit by a car. You can't have an inaccurate model of how to run a store and stay in business.
Regardless, the resilience of human society is amazing. It's a great time to be alive.