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ptz@dubvee.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

There’s an episode of Voyager where Seven of Nine goes down conspiracy rabbit holes that’s a lot like that.

Basically, the first one turns out to be correct (although very minor), but it fuels more and more absurd theories. Essentially she goes into a feedback loop, over- and mis-analyzing everything until she’s convinced that every encounter she’s had with anyone has been part of a conspiracy against her.

So maybe “crackpot” was a bit harsh, at least in some cases.

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nickhammes@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Yeah that sounds like a realistic, if a bit hyperbolic, portrayal of at least some people’s experiences.

I haven’t personally been in any conspiracy theory rabbit holes, but I’ve seen a few people slide into them. There are some people who are so far out there they generate much of the nonsense, but I think there are a lot more victims than crackpots. And I think most of them have a nugget of truth or legitimate grievance in there somewhere.

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