• seeigel@feddit.org
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    1 day ago

    Conspiracy theories are an outlet. People need a reason for why society is not as good as they feel it could be.

    Most people blame the other political party. But that doesn’t work for everybody. The mind keeps looking until it finds a reason, and then it fades out all arguments that oppose it.

    We laugh about conspiracy theorists, but most have the same mindset, just with socially acceptable topics.

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      21 hours ago

      Nice thinking, you’re correct and after trying to avoid that pattern you become extremely aware of your own flawed opinions and how others don’t care as long as it means they aren’t pinned as the fault or reason