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I don’t think they’re joking. I would be curious to hear from them. A lot of conspiracy theorists think they’re in the middle. They identify some crazies in th
by oneoff786 5y ago
I don’t think they’re joking. I would be curious to hear from them.
A lot of conspiracy theorists think they’re in the middle. They identify some crazies in their group but still hang out with them and use their presence to justify their own, still extreme, opinions as the moderate view.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoI don't think they were joking either — is incongruous with their first statement. Calling it a "dumb take" however is more likely to invite fighting rather than discussion. Is there any historical evidence that the conspiracy theorists were ever half-right (or right at all)? To be sure, there have been conspiracies in the past but our inability to keep a secret seems to have always trumped attempts to conceal (but IANAH, I am not a historian).
- oneoff786 5y agoIt’s a well established source of bias, especially in media. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance You should not assume views have merit by default.
- irrational 5y agoWait, do we mean different things by conspiracy theorists not being real? Because, otherwise, I can’t see how you can think this is not a joke. I think they mean there literally are no people alive/real that hold conspiracy theory views. Clearly there are real people who espouse conspiracy theories, therefore OP must be joking.