We say we want the truth

until we get a glimpse at it

"The truth tends to be complicated and painful. Politicians like Hitler create a very simple story: 'We are the heroes. We always do good things. Everybody is against us.'" - Yuval Noah Harari

This is a newsletter about data and decisions. And yes, at the core, we often feel like we’re trying to get to the “ground truth.”

But we’re also human.

Humans are wired to be attracted to pretty and good things, which is not really the truth.