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I don't know, internet already made it easy for delusional people to find each other (and trolls). Look into the gangstalking/targeted individual communities,
by l23k4 5mo ago
I don't know, internet already made it easy for delusional people to find each other (and trolls).
Look into the gangstalking/targeted individual communities, you can even frequently find these people on HN.
Flat earthers and sovereign citizens are two other famous examples. People also seem to regularly move between these groups, the specific delusional belief probably isn't the point.
- nephihaha 5mo agoI had an encounter with someone who thought he was being gangstalked (by me and others). He made rude and threatening comments to me and others. He accused me of being a double on one occasion and a police man on another. When I complained about what he said, he asked me why I was being defensive. However, I would argue that he suffered from a pre-existing psychological condition probably accelerated by being homeless and being badly treated in the past. It became a self-fulfilling prophecy. As for Flat Earth theory, it has been heavily promoted by mainstream media in the last decade or two after years of obscurity. It is a useful strawman for the ruling class to associate dissent with. Along with the tinfoil hat meme (I have never met anyone who wears one. It's just another image of the extreme to promote group conformity.)