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It's a stretch to call all those who believe in this conspiracy mentally ill, no?
by rajup 6y ago
It's a stretch to call all those who believe in this conspiracy mentally ill, no?
- rsynnott 6y agoThat’s an interesting one. I think most peoples’ gut reactions, on hearing the sort of thing they believe, would be to say, yes, of course they’re mentally ill. But there is precedent for this, for convincing very large numbers of normal (albeit not generally very smart) people to believe completely insane things.
- runawaybottle 6y agoSome go as far as to say religious people are mentally ill. What we’re witnessing with the modern conspiracy theory is basically an incubator (a legit ycombanitor) for religion startups. Literally watching the moment of the Big Bang when all of our major religions started from some unsubstantiated claims over to divine laws - with no one asking for a shred of proof as it spreads. How did that happen? A good story, characters, dumbasses, boredom, etc. Oh, sprinkle some persecution in there, that always fans the flames (Christianity in Rome). So, QAnons being persecuted and banned now? Textbook startup, time for more funding. Fascinating really.