“If people don’t believe me that’s evidence that I’m right.” This is why you can’t argue with people who are this far down the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their world view makes it so they can’t be wrong because all counter evidence is just evidence of an even deeper conspiracy. https://twitter.com/rudejude91/status/1284663930594316288 …
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I think this is why people have been adopting conspiracy theories, mysticism, & general world views that are disconnected from reality It also seems like these things are more heavily defining people’s identities & they are starting to blur together
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This person for example made one TickTok where they said they believed some Qanon shit & after a conspiracy theorist account posted it they gained 40k followers & have been posting about everything from fake moon landings to “reptilians” It’s all becoming one big incoherent mess
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These communities are heavily insular & have been rapidly growing in this “post fact” landscape For example flat earthers started as an “ironic meme” now it has turned into an actual movement One guy killed him self in a home made rocket trying to prove that the earth is flat
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Also, keep in mind that the Alt-Right pulls from these communities because it’s a small step from “reptilians run the world” to “(((reptilians))) run the world”
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So far these communities are somewhat less dangerous than Incels for instance, but this lack of critical thinking, being aware of cognitive biases, & valuing objective facts affects WAY more people & sets the ground work for more harm.
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Sorry for the long thread, but this has really been bothering me for a while... I’ll get back to memes
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They've give up critical thinking in favor of confirmation bias.
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