> I’ve got no time to keep track of everyone’s baseless conspiracy theories. Do you have time for conspiracy theories that are not baseless? Or, how about for

> I’ve got no time to keep track of everyone’s baseless conspiracy theories. Do you have time for conspiracy theories that are not baseless? Or, how about for ones that are actually true? Or more generally speaking: do you have time to wonder about how much (genuine) interest you have in what is actually true, as well as believing only in what is actually true? For example: > I see those folks pat themselves out n the back when the flimsiest of “evidence” shows up. What do you actually mean by this? As a thought experiment...if you think of it in terms of a Venn diagram composed of: - the entirety of all conspiracy theorists that exist - conspiracy theorists who you have had exposure to - conspiracy theorists who pat themselves out on the back when the flimsiest of “evidence” shows up - conspiracy theorists who do not pat themselves on the back when the flimsiest of “evidence” shows up ...if you were to sketch these out on a piece of paper: a) Do you think you would have difficulty drawing that diagram? b) How would you go about deciding how much overlap for the circles? c) How closely do you believe your diagram would match actual reality (assume that we have access to an omniscient being who knows the answers to all questions)? For extra safety, I will also add this: "Inb4 Sealioning, JAQing off, and various other very common rhetorical/evasive techniques/behaviors that are deployed rather than simply engaging in good faith, honest discussion." https://www.gizmosphere.org/inb4-origin-rise/ https://www.gizmosphere.org/inb4-origin-rise/