Comment on If the color of the Sun was orange, wouldn't the clouds and everything white also be orange? My friend is adamant that 30 years ago the "real" Sun was orange but got replaced with a white LED.

• IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Probably, I stopped listening after a while. But I do remember him being A Trump supporter for all the same reasons an edgy teen supported Trump in 2015. ‘But the Republicans were fighting against slavery’, like, yes bitch, group ideology changes over time. 🙄

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• chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  For some reason thats always how it is.

  I think it’s because the obvious answers aren’t interesting. A big thing for conspiracy theorists is that they are part of a group who knows the real story. It’s as much about feeling like they belong to something important and exciting as anything else.

  It’s like the people who believe the apocalypse is coming soon. Well if the apocalypse happened 1000 years from now that would be pretty soon (a geological blink of an eye) but it wouldn’t be anywhere near to falling within the lifespan of the believers. That doesn’t work! These people need to feel special, to feel important, to believe their life is meaningful for no other reason than to be alive when an important event happens.

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  • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Totally. Ive noticed a pattern with these kooks (much like fox news viewers) they almost always have no control over their life and very little money. So they turn to conspiracies and being a victim so to them their life situation makes sense.

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    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s a really good point too. Belief in conspiracies and other junk beliefs can be a surrogate for agency.

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