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Saucy Rick Havoc@rickhavoc.bsky.social |
So much this.
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Dr Jaime Ashworth
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Yup. The distinction between “information” and “knowledge” has been lost. Everyone thinks that access to the former precludes the need for the latter.
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Sebastian2
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Dunning-Kruger syndrome is in full bloom, these days. These far-right dolts watch a half hour of Newsmax and suddenly they're experts in medicine and foreign policy.
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Elbow Deep in a Car
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It's an addiction, much like gambling. Conspiracies chase the next high of being the 'in crowd' and every whacked theory they believe gives them another hit of "I know more than everyone". Dopamine from each twist in the story.
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Matneee
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That's just what *they* want you to believe😉
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Dominar Rygel XVI
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I would argue that you don't need to spend your life studying a field to understand if the information that you are being presented is wrong. Critical thinking skills go a long way with filtering out bad information. That said there is a reasons we now have everything.
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Nobody Ever
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Also a good description of the pseudoscience. Which plays a big part in the conspiracy world.
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Peter Kelly
@thepeterkelly.bsky.social
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Also, there is a comfort in thinking someone is in control even if they are bad. Better life be controllable than utter chaos.
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@ajcaz.bsky.social
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Painfully true. A New Hampshire Trump supporter being interviewed, on CNN I think, said he knows Trump won the 2020 election. Interviewer reminds the guy that there is not one bit of evidence to back that up, guy still insists it’s true and he will vote for Trump. Lazy and uninformed, but confident!
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Leono
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Conspiracy theories are comforting because they let people tell themselves that there is a plan. There isn't.
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Tiffany-Reynolds🧟♀️
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I think this can play out stronger for smart/educated people who are convinced that they already know a lot so they are not stupid enough to fall for this in other fields. in short i am an expert at X so surely I know y and z too
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DJ McCann
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Sounds like "The Fox and the Grapes."
(Not that Fox, although...)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox...
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Omwas
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Best definition of Dunning-Kruger I have read in a while 😀
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Jason
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Dave Lanzafame
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In addition, having zero drive to try and understand something even on a basic level. Or having the good graces to admit that you don't know everything.
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derek
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Great description, love it. Just listen to Alex Jones for a few min and it will perfectly encapsulate this. The guy knows how to bluster, and nothing else. He’s a very ignorant person who disguises it with conspiracy nonsense.
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The Spectre ☭f Human Kindness
@dingdangdoohoo.bsky.social
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lol you'd be surprised
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Shake N Bake
@justhereforthebeer.bsky.social
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This.
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Fluoride Greg Kisses the Ring
@whalefish.bsky.social
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This is often true of conspiracy theory deniers as well, who prefer a simpler narrative and reflexively dismiss evidence of conspiracy that introduces complication.
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Martin Southwood
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Not so sure this fits politics very well.
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zoobadger
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And this is powerfully reinforced by the Internet and social media, where you're richly rewarded with likes and followers, when you breathlessly warn about and repeat all the stories of how "they" are manipulating us and telling us cruel lies.
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Tony Mills
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Yup then you have measles outbreaks and who knows, polio coming down the track ..
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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇬🇧🇪🇺
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The longer I spent educating myself the more I realised how little I actually know about most stuff.
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Lloyd Shepherd
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Where is that from? It’s excellent
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Kevin
@tam-lin.bsky.social
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I agree with the sentiment, but it’s not really helpful. Under this definition, how do you distinguish between, say, QAnon and cryptocurrency (a decade ago) or AI (now)? Because there are times where the powers that be expect you to believe in nonsense.
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Climate News
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Indeed. There’s a lot of fertile ground for the climate deniers…
@eliotjacobson.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
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@AnnWilliams
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It all depends on what you call conspiracy: It would be interesting to know how you judge others, on what criteria when your news has been censored. It has always been made known that scientists in every country compete against one another: breakthroughs become conspiracy & theories to discredit
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shadowy apparatus
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The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell
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bettybarcode
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Hear, hear. I've skeeted it like this: Conspiracy fictions are for people who crave knowledge but resent education.
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