People have an agenda.
The agenda requires a narrative.
The narrative requires jumping to conclusions.
Facts be damned.
That’s what we’ve become.
‘We’?
There are almost no reliable "facts" available to the general public these days. Just propaganda in support of one narrative or another.
"Facts" which are too inconvenient to the favored narratives get suppressed. That is effective too.
That leaves us falling back on our own preferred beliefs and prejudices without much chance of correcting them. We are flying blind most of the time in clouds of misdirection, outright lies, and flawed or contradictory observations. I don't believe it is unreasonable for people to jump to conclusions on very little evidence.
When you cannot tell what is going on, you just go with the best odds that you know.
Facts be damned.
That’s what we’ve become.
We’ve??
Well, thank goodness you came along, in 2017, to set us all straight.