Great post, and a very important topic at that. Sometimes it feels easy to fall into a relativistic stupor. I think we certainly need to solidify and refine out general concept of truth as a society to help us all move forward (though this may be a pipedream). The crazy divide on this definition brings to mind the infuriating first podcast Sam Harris did with Jordan Peterson where they spent 2 hours arguing about the definition of truth, with Peterson being firmly entrenched in the relativistic interpretation.
Peterson might be one of the best intellectuals of our time. Nonetheless, I still disagree with him on certain subjects.
Truth is such a complicated subject. I have been studying this topic of truth and post-truth for a while.
People have this idea that everyone has its own truth... I have my own hypothesis
People do not like the truth, hence they have to judge what is and what is not in order to feel good about themselves
Our society is so into feelings and emotions that truth has become to be a second meaning concept.
Politicians use truth in order to legitimize themselves in power, by talking about relativism and connect with people.