• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’ve been saying this for a while. The real malicious actors are right there in the open, telling you what they’re doing. I think people gravitate toward the clearly fake conspiracies because it helps soothe their conscience - clearly their guy is Different, you don’t even have to think about it, right?

  • frazw@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Conspiracy theorists are not about the actual theories. They are about being special. They are smart and figured out monkeys have been influencing the course of human politics since the roman empire. *They * are the only ones who “get it” that bic biro pens have finger print scanners the CIA uses to locate disobedient citizens.

    As soon as it becomes confirmed, they are no longer special, because everyone “gets it”.

    When they say “wake up sheeple”, they wouldn’t know what to do if you “woke up”.

  • distantsounds@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Conspiracy theorists are only interested in the idea of a conspiracy, and lose focus when the conspiracy is found to be true.