cf. stated preference vs. revealed preference

cf. stated preference vs. revealed preference

https://twitter.com/TitterDaily/status/1648373383099297792

How do we, as users, believe or trust unaudited numbers that are no longer subject to any regulatory scrutiny? Wouldn’t be the first time that Elon has just made stuff up

(1) preserve pride (2) twitter is still an overwhelmingly ads driven business. Claiming strong/increasing traffic makes it more attractive to potential advertisers.

I agree with this. Where as on the flip side the established media have every incentive to present Elon as a fail case in establishing a neutral source of public truth as it directly undermines their reason for existing. As a Farcaster once said: “Incentives rule everything around me.”