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[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I believe firmly once the Flat earthers start to lose traction so will the Qanon and all the other dumb "conspiracy theories" then we can get back to the good stuff, bigfoot, aliens, loch Ness monster

[–] frezik@midwest.social 34 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately, what's more likely is that while some will fall away, the remainder will be more extreme. That's what happens when religious prophecies fail, such as The Great Disappointment among Adventists.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You may find this video interesting. It talks about how "big tent" conspiracy theories like flat earth and qanon are related. https://youtu.be/JTfhYyTuT44 TO BE CLEAR: the video is not in support of the theories! I'm reading the first sentence of this comment back in my head and it feels like it could go either way.

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Love this video and have forced it on many of my friends. It's a straight up documentary and it's so interesting to me.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Dan is the best. One of the great old school YouTuber essayists. He really leans into a topic and interrogates it from every direction.

Hes got great videos on the metaverse, crypto scams and hilariously, the complexity of making cooking videos.