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On the other hand, dismissing totally the idea to fight against conspiracy-believers and then go back on your words because of new evidence is exactly what crea
by Zababa 5y ago
On the other hand, dismissing totally the idea to fight against conspiracy-believers and then go back on your words because of new evidence is exactly what creates more conspiracy-believers. An example of this was the WHO insisting that masks were useless and then telling everyone to wear masks. This is how you lose trust.
Part of the solution would be to say something along the lines of "Right now we don't have enough evidence to make a statement about the origin of the virus, so we'll refrain from talking about it until further evidence is brought to light.".
- loopz 5y agoIf you listen to sane people, they are saying just that. Though, media will report what various individuals and agencies report, and they will contradict eachother.
- Zababa 5y agoThey are, however these days they don't have much reach. The problem is that public institutions are losing trust, and on one hand they deserve it, but on the other hand people are preying on this paranoia.