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Conspiracy theorists have been saying this for at least a year. On the basis of primary source data. Still, its surprising to see comments like this on HN - s

Conspiracy theorists have been saying this for at least a year. On the basis of primary source data. Still, its surprising to see comments like this on HN - stuff like that is usually flagged and downvoted. Which is a problem if you want to get real information and there really is a conspiracy. And this is a possibility. Mainstream sources are plainly politicised and owned by a very small, 'elite' section of society - they will not say what needs to be said - their paychecks, training and editors prevent this. So... The conspiracy world seems far closer to the truth nowadays, with a deeper, more meaningful take on reality that attempts to explain what is going on, than anything you can find on a TV or mainstream source.

the_only_law 4y ago
> stuff like that is usually flagged and downvoted. Lol maybe several years back.
michaelmrose 4y ago
Richer storytelling isn't a reliable indicator of truth. The real world is messy, complicated, stupid, chaotic, and often nonsensical. It often doesn't make a whole lot of sense because its the result of mashing together billions of barely developed monkeys operating in a world more complicated than they evolved for with incomplete and contradictory information. The conspiracy world wraps the world in a compelling narrative that is more coherent than actual reality relying on surface level understanding of numerous topics and trivial fabrications. If you dig into it then you soon find out that its a tremendous pile of bullshit amenable only to people who are willing to spend hours scouring niche sites for entertaining nonsense but unable or unwilling to pick out the trivial flaws in the reasoning of the narratives they push. This statement > The conspiracy world seems far closer to the truth is tremendously suspect. I suggest you examine your beliefs more carefully.

the_only_law 4y ago

> stuff like that is usually flagged and downvoted. Lol maybe several years back.

michaelmrose 4y ago

Richer storytelling isn't a reliable indicator of truth. The real world is messy, complicated, stupid, chaotic, and often nonsensical. It often doesn't make a whole lot of sense because its the result of mashing together billions of barely developed monkeys operating in a world more complicated than they evolved for with incomplete and contradictory information. The conspiracy world wraps the world in a compelling narrative that is more coherent than actual reality relying on surface level understanding of numerous topics and trivial fabrications. If you dig into it then you soon find out that its a tremendous pile of bullshit amenable only to people who are willing to spend hours scouring niche sites for entertaining nonsense but unable or unwilling to pick out the trivial flaws in the reasoning of the narratives they push. This statement > The conspiracy world seems far closer to the truth is tremendously suspect. I suggest you examine your beliefs more carefully.