I found this fascinating..not just the sad cases of those choosing lies over truth..to the detriment of their health..but the analysis of conspiracy theories in our times..and the resilient believers...who seem to have the ability to shrug off facts in favor of idiocy! So..my question to the crowd..is this the new normal/ Will millions of willful idiots digest and act upon these crazy beliefs? What should we do/should we do anything at all?
Deep State conspiracy to bring down Trump, anyone?
The Twin Towers was an inside job, you know, explosives.
Hillary killed Foster.
The only difference between now and earlier times is, 1) it's easier to find a bubble at the exclusion of anything contradictory, and, 2) on Faceshit and elsewhere (these hallowed halls included) every demented nitwit with a "theory" also has a publication platform. So, the story with which the drunkard would back then harass just a few others in a bar can now be read around the world. What hasn't changed is (near) everybody's willingness to believe seven completely implausible things before breakfast, and the willingness to believe the completely absurd "explanation" that guy on the internet cooked up rather than to admit to themselves they don't know anything about anything.
Should we do something? Absolutely. Convince that drunkard whatever he "knows" is false, and whatever he reads is bullshit, and that he should go back to square one, relearn everything that formerly gave his life direction and orientation, while admitting he is completely ignorant, where to put it included. Have a go!
Oh, BTW, old man, the name of the beast is CORONA VIRUS. CO-RO-NA. Like crown, not time. Kay?