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There are conspiracy theories, and then there is soothsaying... It's one of the weird quirks of our culture that the former is considered bizarre, and the latte

There are conspiracy theories, and then there is soothsaying... It's one of the weird quirks of our culture that the former is considered bizarre, and the latter is considered ~logical/fine. Possibly relevant: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-well-known-human-achievements-that-were-considered-impossible https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-well-known-human-achieve...

seattle_spring 3y ago
No "soothsaying" required. Look at every single "free speech" platform. They're horrible places that push away most people other than those on the extreme fringes.
- mistermann 3y ago
  > No "soothsaying" required. It is for your beliefs (about the future and ~millions of people you've not met) to be correct. Tautologies are handy too, but it's easy to not realize one is dealing with them.