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Loss of Reality in Extreme Ideologies
29:12 - 35:12 (05:59)
The rise of extreme ideologies can cause individuals to become untethered from reality and communicate in ways that lack coherence. While understanding these ideologies is crucial to understanding the future, it is also important to recognize the potential impact on mental health.
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The proliferation of conspiracy theories can lead to a detachment from reality that borders on mental illness.
29:12 - 33:02 (03:49)
Conspiracy Theories
Summary
The proliferation of conspiracy theories can lead to a detachment from reality that borders on mental illness. Understanding these theories is important for comprehending the future.
ChapterLoss of Reality in Extreme Ideologies
EpisodePete Evans Part 2: COVID & Consequences
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The recent rise of QAnon conspiracy theories can be attributed to a softening of the ground by weird health trends, such as the paleo diet, which promote individualism and resistance to collective care.
33:02 - 35:12 (02:09)
QAnon
Summary
The recent rise of QAnon conspiracy theories can be attributed to a softening of the ground by weird health trends, such as the paleo diet, which promote individualism and resistance to collective care. The pandemic may have accelerated this phenomenon, but it was present before.