To put it another way, going from 40% mistrust on the right to 80% mistrust may seem like a lot, but in terms of political consequences, it's not huge. However, if now we're seeing the left go from 5% mistrust to 15%, that's big.
A 10% change among the people who need it most is a lot more important than a 40% change among people who were largely already there.
Another comparison: You get a paycheck, but a bunch of that goes to rent, retirement accounts, insurance, and other baseline expenses. At the end of the day, only 5% of your paycheck goes towards increasing your savings. Then you get a 5% raise. 5% doesn't feel like a lot, until you realize that every dollar of that 5% is going into your savings. You got a 5% raise, but the rate you're saving has doubled.
The right is maxed out on media distrust, then every rise in distrust is better, because it's 100% gravy.
Agreed.
To put it another way, going from 40% mistrust on the right to 80% mistrust may seem like a lot, but in terms of political consequences, it's not huge. However, if now we're seeing the left go from 5% mistrust to 15%, that's big.
A 10% change among the people who need it most is a lot more important than a 40% change among people who were largely already there.
Another comparison: You get a paycheck, but a bunch of that goes to rent, retirement accounts, insurance, and other baseline expenses. At the end of the day, only 5% of your paycheck goes towards increasing your savings. Then you get a 5% raise. 5% doesn't feel like a lot, until you realize that every dollar of that 5% is going into your savings. You got a 5% raise, but the rate you're saving has doubled.
The right is maxed out on media distrust, then every rise in distrust is better, because it's 100% gravy.
Insane when you start to think about it.
Super easy example.
Only hard for deadbeats to understand.