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No, 'conspiracy theory' is used more as a cliche now. It is a status-quo preserving device in media narratives, because you don't want to be a flat-earther, rig
by HKH2 5y ago
No, 'conspiracy theory' is used more as a cliche now. It is a status-quo preserving device in media narratives, because you don't want to be a flat-earther, right?
- ineptech 5y agoPerhaps, but it's generally done in the context of arguing against the idea. The connotation of a thought-terminating cliche is that it is a dodge, an avoidance strategy. It fills in the space where a real statement would go, and fulfills the social requirement of needing to say something, without saying anything.