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Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
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Mother. Wife. #Feminist. Behavioral Scientist. Researcher/Writer. She/Her/Dr. Studying disinformation, health, & your brain.

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    Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

    One of the really interesting dynamics of the lab leak narrative has been watching people transition from “COVID is a bioweapon that was created in the Wuhan lab” to “the COVID vaccine is a bioweapon that activates variants of the virus, which is also still a bioweapon.”

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      2. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        The shift in narrative seems to reflect the transition from Trump to Biden, and the need to maintain China as a bad actor (but not the *only* one now), and also the need to justify not taking the vaccine against the virus that they believe is a bioweapon.

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      3. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        One of the reasons conspiracy theories are so dangerous is that they lead to a cycle of scapegoating b/c the regressive logic of conspiratorial thinking can only be maintained by implicating an ever-expanding group of "conspirators" involved in the conspiracy &/or the "cover-up".

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      4. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        Conspiracy theories are appealing b/c they claim to provide explanations for otherwise inexplicable or uncontrollable events. But this comes at a cost. Maintaining the belief leads to 'crippled epistemology' — a rigid style of thinking that rejects disconfirming information.

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      5. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        Conspiracy theories serve a palliative function by allowing people to attribute external events/circumstances to some person or group, which produces a sense of control over one’s environment (b/c the risk is less random when it’s attributed to a powerful, nefarious actor).

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      6. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        I also think there’s probably a connection between the loss of trust in shared knowledge and collective knowledge-producing mechanisms, and the disregard we’re seeing for our collective responsibility to get vaccinated. It’s just a total breakdown.

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      7. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        Society depends on trust in shared sources of knowledge. Much of what we "know" is based on the testimony of others, rather than firsthand experience or observation. (eg, most of us have never seen the North Pole — but we believe it exists and we know where it is.)

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      8. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        Functioning societies depend on these shared, socially-mediated sources of knowledge. It's the glue that holds societies together. Conspiracy theories ask us to give up more & more of our trust in each other, in our knowledge-generating mechanisms, and in what we “know”.

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      9. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        So that’s the cost of conspiracy theories. They ask us to give up on our trust in knowledge, in knowledge-producing institutions, in shared sense-making, and in each other. And so ultimately, they ask us to give up on the fabric of society altogether.

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      10. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        It seems the logical extension of this is that we lose some of our sense of being a society at all — of being bound together and of being bound by the same reality. As a collective responsibility, vaccines depend on an understanding that our experiences are inextricably bound.

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      11. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk Aug 4

        The same dynamic is also very apparent when it comes to climate change, which presents a clear threat to our continued existence, given that we share a planet with people who reject the idea that a shared reality even exists. It’s among the greatest challenges facing humanity.

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