The problem with the existence of the Internet is nothing can fizzle out now. Used to be your village idiot who thought the world was flat and the Bible was literal would be isolated by stigma within the limited society where they existed, and isolated by distance from any other village idiots.
Now you can find a community of idiots immediately. It’s just a web search away. The community reinforces itself, meaning no bad idea ever has to die as long as someone on earth still thinks it’s true.
sparky678348@lemm.ee 5 months ago
In 99% of cases it’s not literally believed, but argued for the sport of debate
There’s something interesting about trying to come up with fake science to support the bullshit, and that’s all it’s ever been except for fringe cases