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One thing I know about conspiracies is it’s exceedingly hard to talk about them without spreading them. To that effect, I now believe the early medieval period

One thing I know about conspiracies is it’s exceedingly hard to talk about them without spreading them. To that effect, I now believe the early medieval period is a hoax.

Tepix 4y ago
I believe that your theory is true and thus we're doomed to spread conspiracy theories ad nauseam.
- abirch 4y ago
  Yes, I can't get the conspiracy theory that Michael Jordan was betting on basketball games, got caught, but suspending him out would have hurt basketball so he played baseball to serve out his sentence. It doesn't make sense as he should have been banned outright but the theory has infected my brain.
throwaway378037 4y ago
I’m not saying it was a hoax. But have you ever actually SEEN an “early medieval period”? Thought not.
- kennywinker 4y ago
  Clearly invented by big theme restaurant to sell more dinner theatre.
  - rendall 4y ago
    Those of us in the know call this powerful, shadowy cabal Big Theme Resta.
  - optimalsolver 4y ago
    Cable Guy flashbacks.
- deleted 4y ago
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wrp 4y ago
I sense an effect in need of a name: Any discussion of a conspiracy theory, no matter how critical, only serves to spread belief in it.
- Cthulhu_ 4y ago
  Conspiracy theories are a conspiracy to keep people distracted from the TRUTH.
  - NoGravitas 4y ago
    This, but unironically. For example, "antisemitism is the socialism of fools"[1]. People believing antisemitic conspiracy theories that purport to explain why their lives suck is very good at preventing them from learning about the actual political economy of why their lives suck. Everyone knowing the actual processes that create class oppression would make it possible to change things. So conspiracy theories are actually very useful for maintaining the status quo. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_is_the_socialism_of_fools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_is_the_socialism_...
- jacquesm 4y ago
  That's called the Winkler effect after the great conspiracy spreader of the 21st century, Kenny Winkler. See wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkler_Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkler_Effect
  - whitesilhouette 4y ago
    Page does not exist?
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      Definitely not getting a 404.
- TremendousJudge 4y ago
  A memetic hazard?

One thing I know about conspiracies is it’s exceedingly hard to talk about them without spreading them. To that effect, I now believe the early medieval period is a hoax.

Tepix 4y ago

I believe that your theory is true and thus we're doomed to spread conspiracy theories ad nauseam.

abirch 4y ago
Yes, I can't get the conspiracy theory that Michael Jordan was betting on basketball games, got caught, but suspending him out would have hurt basketball so he played baseball to serve out his sentence. It doesn't make sense as he should have been banned outright but the theory has infected my brain.

throwaway378037 4y ago

I’m not saying it was a hoax. But have you ever actually SEEN an “early medieval period”? Thought not.

kennywinker 4y ago
Clearly invented by big theme restaurant to sell more dinner theatre.
- rendall 4y ago
  Those of us in the know call this powerful, shadowy cabal Big Theme Resta.
- optimalsolver 4y ago
  Cable Guy flashbacks.
deleted 4y ago
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wrp 4y ago

I sense an effect in need of a name: Any discussion of a conspiracy theory, no matter how critical, only serves to spread belief in it.

Cthulhu_ 4y ago
Conspiracy theories are a conspiracy to keep people distracted from the TRUTH.
- NoGravitas 4y ago
  This, but unironically. For example, "antisemitism is the socialism of fools"[1]. People believing antisemitic conspiracy theories that purport to explain why their lives suck is very good at preventing them from learning about the actual political economy of why their lives suck. Everyone knowing the actual processes that create class oppression would make it possible to change things. So conspiracy theories are actually very useful for maintaining the status quo. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_is_the_socialism_of_fools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_is_the_socialism_...
jacquesm 4y ago
That's called the Winkler effect after the great conspiracy spreader of the 21st century, Kenny Winkler. See wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkler_Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkler_Effect
- whitesilhouette 4y ago
  Page does not exist?
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    Definitely not getting a 404.
TremendousJudge 4y ago
A memetic hazard?