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Both of the left wing "conspiracy theories" you mentioned are inaccurate and not actually conspiracy theories. No one thinks that the gender pay gap is an actua

Both of the left wing "conspiracy theories" you mentioned are inaccurate and not actually conspiracy theories. No one thinks that the gender pay gap is an actually motivated effort by men against women... it's purely the observation that there is a wage gap (perhaps due to historical gender roles?). So it does not involve a "conspirator", that is a big difference. The same goes for the second one. It's not the belief that wealthier people are this evil group which acts against the lower class people, moreso a critique of the system that allowed them to rise into the position and situation they are in. They are not believed to be "conspiring" though. You have to understand that one of the core beliefs of the left is that inequality is bad. The political goal is to create a situation/system where humans all have the same opportunities. It's not about punishing one group of people but instead about leveling out the playing field, making the game "fairer" in general. That is at least how I understand it but I am sure there are also extremists with irrational ideas.

MrBuddyCasino 6y ago
> No one thinks that the gender pay gap is an actually motivated effort by men against women I assure you there are people that believe exactly this, because they publicly stated as much on Twitter threads, getting a considerable number of likes in the process.
- rbanffy 6y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if inside individual companies there are people aware of that and of the impact increasing women's salaries would have on their bonuses, so, it could be characterized as a conspiracy. On the other hand, reading the (secret) minutes of the last (secret) meeting of Men International Organization, which was held on quantum encrypted holochat (a tech we got from the Roswell crash), there was no discussion on this matter.
- djeiasbsbo 6y ago
  Fair enough... but then stating that the "Left Wing" has that position would be a generalization. Undoubtedly this type of generalization happens for the "Right Wing" as well, however it would be irrational to form conclusions based on it. I think it is interesting that you mentioned Twitter, because in my opinion that somewhat highlights how conspiracy theories might form and spread. Because Twitter is a proprietary platform where content might be aggregated or filtered, filter bubbles and echo chambers can form. Because of this, it is dangerous to assume that the people on Twitter accurately represent society. Thus, such assumptions can lead to conspiracy theories.

MrBuddyCasino 6y ago

> No one thinks that the gender pay gap is an actually motivated effort by men against women I assure you there are people that believe exactly this, because they publicly stated as much on Twitter threads, getting a considerable number of likes in the process.

rbanffy 6y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if inside individual companies there are people aware of that and of the impact increasing women's salaries would have on their bonuses, so, it could be characterized as a conspiracy. On the other hand, reading the (secret) minutes of the last (secret) meeting of Men International Organization, which was held on quantum encrypted holochat (a tech we got from the Roswell crash), there was no discussion on this matter.
djeiasbsbo 6y ago
Fair enough... but then stating that the "Left Wing" has that position would be a generalization. Undoubtedly this type of generalization happens for the "Right Wing" as well, however it would be irrational to form conclusions based on it. I think it is interesting that you mentioned Twitter, because in my opinion that somewhat highlights how conspiracy theories might form and spread. Because Twitter is a proprietary platform where content might be aggregated or filtered, filter bubbles and echo chambers can form. Because of this, it is dangerous to assume that the people on Twitter accurately represent society. Thus, such assumptions can lead to conspiracy theories.