I think the mistake is assuming this kind of thinking is rooted in flawed logic (and can therefore be corrected). It's not. It's rooted in feelings like fear an

I think the mistake is assuming this kind of thinking is rooted in flawed logic (and can therefore be corrected). It's not. It's rooted in feelings like fear and trust and distrust. If you want to combat it, you have to help people on an emotional level: build connections, show compassion and nuance, set an example for a saner way of being. They will never be talked out of it, but they may be eased out of it, even if just partially. Our bridge to reality does not and could never be purely rooted in facts. Other people, and our connections with them, determine our sense of what's real. We can see it play out in this case. We have isolation: > His dad, who’d been divorced from his mother for many years, had recently died...Sam quickly noticed his mom was spending almost all of her time online. ...followed by a new sense of belonging: > Sam’s mom had found a community that not only validated her fear, but also encouraged her anger.