Someone (who chose not to be tagged in this post) asked this question:
How are some of us aware and appalled that this (misinformation) is happening and others just go all in with the conspiracies?
What do you all think? What makes the difference?
Please refrain from just calling people stupid, I know it can definitely feel that way, but we can do better than that.
I'd say when the cost of living within a conspiracy narrative is tolerable, it becomes acceptable. The easiest way to reduce that cost, and the burden of having to explain things, is to team up with like-minded people.
In this setup, you do not believe weird stuff because you are dumb, but mostly because it gives cohesion to your community. Also, it allows you to wrestle down any doubts that you might be wrong, since many others seem to believe what you believe, and they can't be all wrong, can they?
Ricki Yasha Tarr
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