On 2021-12-09 15:09:43 JP82 said:
I listened to a podcast about the psychology of conspiracy theories (based on K. Douglas "Psychology of Conspiracy Theories" and R Imhoff's "Too special to be duped").
They point to four reasons why people fall for this bullshit:
1)
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4) ego (" ... People who believe conspiracy theories believe they are in a special group of independent thinkers who know the truth. They think they have a superior knowledge while the majority of people are just sheep who are foolishly gullible and easily manipulated...Imagine someone who wasn't particularly successful in school or their career. So, deep down, their ego feels inferior. But if they believe the conspiracy theories, well, now they feel like they're smarter than most others, and a small group of people tell them so".)
Does no 4. remind you of anyone? *Cough* wild_one *cough*
On 2022-01-27 20:47:31 wild_one said:
"Based on my 1st hand experience, if this was a face-to-face discussion with others here, then I'm pretty sure someone would have knocked you out."
this would be my answer to that childish statement
www.youtube.com/watch
On 2022-01-27 20:47:31 wild_one said:
"Based on my 1st hand experience, if this was a face-to-face discussion with others here, then I'm pretty sure someone would have knocked you out."
this would be my answer to that childish statement
www.youtube.com/watch