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Male 'irrationality' seems to pop up in larger-scale, systemic thinking (aliens abduct people, 911 was an inside job, etc.), and female 'irrationality' seems more personal/close, tangible sensations (vaccinations, crystal healing, astrology).

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

The first category seems less threatening to me - there's not a lot of tangible action to take about aliens, but there's a lot of tangible stuff you can do for the second category. Does this mean that female-style irrationality causes more damage?

10:03 PM · May 20, 2019

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Probably not historically. Male irrationality has often escalated into horrible things like genocide and war.

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@drethelin

May 20, 2019

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@Aella_Girl

How about things like the belief that sex with virgins can cure aids?

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there's evolutionary reasons for the fear of conspiracy. men evolved in times of high equality and no hierarchy, and conspiracies were life or death matters

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The male version also seems to manifest in homophobia, xenophobia etc. which can have substantial political ramifications.

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Idk conspiracy theories lead to a lot of firearm stockpiles

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yeah, didn’t you watch Thrones?

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You forgot about climate change denial in the first category. Seems like a pretty tangible threat imo.

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On an individual level, maybe. But on a systemic collective way, men's delusions are more dangerous. They are after all the primary victims and perpetrators of war.

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Idk man, guys are statistically more likely to go shoot something in the name of a paranoia

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I find the first category much more threatening. Let's not forget that these irrationalities also provide the foundation of tribal victim narratives such as "the Jews want world domination", "the bourgoisie is robbing the proletariat" and "the migrants are taking our jobs"...