It's a boy who cried wolf situation. Too many decisions driven by profit and greed led to a complete collapse in faith for public interest.Doesn't matter if alternative ideas aren't grounded in reality, it matter that the mainstream can't be trusted.
The hypercapitalist behavior only takes and no longer delivers, as such it's being abandoned in droves by those who need actual care.
For example, "David Bersoff, head of research at the Edelman Trust Institute." sounds like an empty title, full of bullshit.
If they use it as a reason to fuck with elections, we'll know it was staged. Until then though, I'm willing to give them the benefit of doubt because they do infact bring out the worst in people.
As a consummate pessimist, every new day is a surprise for me.