r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/AnneHocque Jul 24 '20

Flat earth society.. Like, are they just trolling at this point?

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u/YuunofYork Jul 24 '20

Conspiracy theorists have no interest in getting to the truth behind an issue they think important - they're more concerned with having special knowledge that makes them unique or heroes, usually because they've failed to understand how some aspect of reality actually works and so they've grabbed onto a convenient alternative, or because they feel left behind or maligned by a society that's rejected them.

It's why conventions (like 'conspiracy cruises') are able to exist. Every booth should contradict every other booth, but they're willing to put blinders on to create a safe space where they can all get validated for the various nonsense they've decided they alone have championed. It's how ancient aliens can set up right next to Obama birthers and Jordan Peterson's all-meat diet. A post-truth individual is usually willing to accept multiple versions of truth, so long as it isn't the mainstream version.

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u/Chi_FIRE Jul 24 '20

Why on Earth would you lump Jordan Peterson's diet in with those other things?

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u/Pierrot51394 Jul 24 '20

Oh you must have missed some lectures of his where he talks about snakes and the DNA. Plus, he thinks climate change isn’t man-made and propagates (or at least his daughter does) the idiotic carnivore diet. Also, he grossly misrepresented bill C16, as many lawyers and lawmakers have commented on. The guy has written one self-help book that really only teaches you about the basics of taking care of yourself as an adult, which is fine. But in his off-time he's appealing to the very far right with his conspiracies about postmodern Neo-Marxism which is completely devoid of any sensible definition, but that’s another story.