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The QAnon Delusion Has Not Loosened Its Grip
- samizdis 6y agoJovan Byford, a psychology lecturer, is cited in the article as saying: Lack of evidence of a conspiracy, or positive proof against its existence, is taken by believers as evidence of the craftiness of those behind the plot, and their ability to dupe the public. I like how he puts it. That sentence was taken from an article in The Conversation from July 2020 (linked from the NYT piece), which I enjoyed at the time and in which he lays out his "six rules of engagement" with conspiracy theorists: https://theconversation.com/ive-been-talking-to-conspiracy-theorists-for-20-years-here-are-my-six-rules-of-engagement-143132 https://theconversation.com/ive-been-talking-to-conspiracy-t...
- Zababa 6y agoThere's a good joke that highlights this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24102217 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24102217