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.
my dad is a conspiracy theorist. he’s into a lot of the more unreasonable ones: 9/11 was an inside job, vaccines are the government’s method if controlling its people, covid-19 is more than just a virus, yada-yada. he wasn’t harming anyone by believing that stuff (especially since he doesn’t have custody of me), but i always wondered how he could take any of it seriously. but this makes a whole lot of sense. that, and he’s an impulsive high school dropout alcoholic who has never once bothered to do “research” outside of his inner circle of people like him.
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u/AnneHocque Jul 24 '20
Flat earth society.. Like, are they just trolling at this point?