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The problem with this whole line of thought is that, in reality, conspiracies abound. History is full of conspiracies. The idea that all things are all just em
by anon_d 7y ago
The problem with this whole line of thought is that, in reality, conspiracies abound. History is full of conspiracies.
The idea that all things are all just emergent phenomena created by laws and economics, that no groups of humans are trying to manipulate things, everybody is incompetent, and nobody is responsible for anything is absurd. It conflicts with reality.
In reality, everyone is engaged in conspiracies. Everyone is trying to manipulate things in some way, and some groups of people have far more influence than others. That's what it means to have power and influence.
It is true that people that are really into conspiracy theories often believe things on far too little evidence. However, that doesn't mean that conspiracies don't exist, or that they are not important.
- hurrdurr2 7y agoExactly this. Example: Operation Iraqi Freedom was predicated on a government conspiracy that Saddam Hussein had nukes.
- im3w1l 7y agoAnd the problem with the > rise of the conspiracy theory narrative is that history is full of really bad conspiracy theories. Stuff like George W. Bush personally riding in on a pegasus and finding the nukes but just as he was going to take them a thousand demons appeared and spirited the nukes away, conclusively proving Hussein's covenant with the devil.
- thefounder 7y ago>> George W. Bush personally riding in on a pegasus Wtf? People who believe this stuff should have no say on elections
- im3w1l 7y agoI wanted to juxtapose the modern context with what people were fell for in the past.
- Kaiyou 7y agoMostly circulated by the same crowd that invented the term "conspiracy theory" to discredit the people researching and trying to reveal real conspiracies.
- linhares 7y agoEpstein