Comment on Why were so many people believers in the conspiracy that 9/11 was an inside job

• Dr_Satan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Some would call them “independent thinkers”

  What’s more admirable, to conform and be right or to think independently and be wrong?

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  • mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think the weaponization of ignorance is a more nuanced subject than a binary choice.

    There is no merit in pushing significantly disproven ‘theories’ like flat earthism.

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    • Dr_Satan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No doubt. But dang, when you call yourself right because you quote the most popular authority, I feel a strong impulse the play it wrong.

      I mean, I’d push flat-eartherism just to highlight the absurdity of the popular epistemology.

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      • mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Funny you mention that, there is a Flat Earth society that was started as a joke with members just arguing for fun.

        They were mostly all replaced by true believers by the late 90s, I got to watch it happen.

        And it plays out the same way in so many ‘ironic stupidity’ forums.

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