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Am I the only person bored stiff by conspiracists? I don’t deny that the phenomenon is significant, has an impact, and needs to be addressed, but Christ it’s bo
by Pharmakon 8y ago
Am I the only person bored stiff by conspiracists? I don’t deny that the phenomenon is significant, has an impact, and needs to be addressed, but Christ it’s boring! Cranky and conspiracists have always been derivative, repetitive, often delusional people and all too often far from the brightest bulbs. Their “theories” are inevitably garbage, written and talked about in truly sub-mental ways.
I get it, it matters, but it turns out that a topic’s importance doesn’t necessarily correlate with it being interesting, intellectually stimulating, or deep. There is no there, there. It’s just the interaction of lonely people, stupid people, mentally ill poeple, and a few relatively bright people who fell into a cognitive trap and became insufferable. The ones with David Icke who think that the queen is a lizard, the ones who think the Earth is flat, or believe that dinosaur fossils were planted by the CIA, the chemtrialers, the ones into “cloud busters” and the Orgone, anti-vaxxers... they’re all so samey and goddamned boring.
- woah 8y agoYou’re just afraid of the truth
- Pharmakon 8y agoYou’re just afraid of the truth You got me, although I can tell you’re not serious, or you’d have used all caps.
- hatchershoes 8y agoAs with most any subject of study, there is a wide range of personalities involved. Do you believe that "conspiracies" do not exist? That's an untenable position to take. Yet you say that all "conspiracists" fall under the categories of "derivative, repetitive, delusional, stupid". You may think Flat Earth is stupid. You may be right. Would a person ever say something she doesn't believe in? You can ridicule Flat Earth and Anti-vax and any other ideas you find unscientific or in other ways displeasing, but grouping together as laughable dimwits the entire spectrum of individuals who seek to dissect hidden agenda and false narrative is fallacious. If you haven't happened across it, I encourage you to take a look at "stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI)". You can find academic papers and official government statements on it, if you were at all inclined.