I mean the really obvious rejoinder to this would be “why would they need to use a neutron bomb when they can just use a normal big bomb?”
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Finding yourself at the bottom of the “truther” hierarchy is probably enough to be kicked out of your parents basement.
god now I'm wondering what the full hierarchy is. like flat earthers are above the nuke deniers, and I would IMAGINE they are a lot lower than the Apollo fakers, but is it true?
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The one conspiracy guy I know kinda well (from before he was a conspiracy guy) thinks the JFK stuff is OBVIOUS and 9/11 stuff is COMPELLING but basically thinks everything more "out there" than those two are TOTALLY CRAZY/STUPID. But I don't know if he's typical or not.
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There must be an "escalation ladder" of conspiracies, as you get further and further away from something plausible.
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I mean what metric would you use? Number of believers? Or level of plausibility? Or something else?
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‘levels of plausibility’ raises the question of ‘to whom?’
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Good point, I suppose the only quantitative data point would be number of believers.
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Why it gotta be quantitative? And there are other variables (+\- mentions in discourse, site visits, content analysis of comments, etc) that COULD be operationalized for quant analysis if you want to. But the question itself is partially flawed as formulated.
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There is a not-insignificant amount of anthro lit on NRMs & ‘truthers!’ tho I don’t know that any of it addresses the hierarchies... Somebody (NOT ME) should look into that.pic.twitter.com/YjyTWWlLl3
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Ahhhh, the taxonomy of bullshit.
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Hierarchical systems are so important to help make sense of structures. ...they can just lead to some funny conclusions sometimes. [whistles nonchalantly while reading more of Red Shambala]
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Not sure if I want to go down that rabbit hole! I mean where do the Lizard People truthers rank in comparison?
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OK THE LIZARD PEOPLE THING IS FUCKING TRUE THO, JUST OPEN YOUR EYES!pic.twitter.com/msJDvWp7tW
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That’s why the Jefferson Family denies Sally Henmings- her DNA would PROVE REPTOID DESCENT!pic.twitter.com/fjT6fFJbre
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Im prepared to go along with this as long as we’re also accepting that the only reason fluoride is in the water is to help the lizurds moisturize their scales and blend in as humans more effectively.
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What are you, crazy?!? Fluoride is there to help prevent tooth decay.
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