First Blog

  What is Hypertruth? You may never have heard of hypertruth, but it is part of your life. It is how you are swayed. Hypertruths are prevalent in various domains, from advertising, marketing, politics, and personal endorsements. Often, it’s how and what you believe. Opportunists see it as a tool; clergy see it as a sermon; politicians see it as more votes. Hypertruth is an excessive or exaggerated truth  that can take an ordinary truth beyond its natural domain, even becoming false. As well, it may involve elevating or expanding a minor point into a major concept.  An example would be a cleric taking truths from the bible and reinterpreting and exaggerating them from statements of peace to those suggesting destruction and war. Centuries ago, the Inquisition followed the hypertruth of severe punishment to correct heresy.  The current notion of “Cancel Culture” mimics such notions for political heresy, the shunning practice of some religions. Also, the politician may take accepted

  What is Hypertruth?    You may never have heard of hypertruth, but it is part of your life. It is how you are swayed. Often, it how you believe. Opportunist see it as a tool; clergy see it as a sermon; politicians see it as more votes. Hypertruth is an excessive or exaggerated truth that can take an ordinary truth beyond its natural domain, even becoming false. As well, it may involve elevating or expanding a minor point into a major concept.   An example would be a cleric taking truths from the bible and reinterpreting and exaggerating them from statements of peace to those suggesting destruction and war. Centuries ago, the Inquisition followed the hypertruth of severe punishment to correct heresy.  The current notion of “Cancel Culture” mimic such notions for political heresy, the shunning practice of some religions. Also, the politician may take accepted truths of equality amongst people into an outright theft or reappropriation of resources from one party in favor of another. In