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.
@RickiTarr I've bought into Cipolla's laws relating to stupidity which are not related to intellectual capability, but observations of their behavior:
"Law 3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or group of people when he or she does not benefit and may even suffer losses."
But I realize this is not in common parlance and the "stupid" label will usually evoke the wrong response.
However this definition gives clues...
... why would they act in that way?
a) they lack the information and critical thinking skills to realize the outcome of their actions
b) if not a) then they lack the empathy to realize they harm others, or
c) if not b) then they simply don't care
a) can be caused by a cult or pernicious and oppressive regime that denies information and the education necessary
b) can be experiential - eg. never had an LGBT kid
c) can be clinical - sociopath or psychopath
And that ignores...
Ricki Yasha Tarr
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