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The Danger of Conspiracy Theories Online
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The creation of conspiracy theories can be dangerous and can quickly go down a rabbit hole of ideas, leading to the belief that there is a small group controlling the world. This can be reassuring for some, but also contribute to paranoia and mental illness.
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Conspiracy theories are ideas that can lead people to believe in a world controlled by a small group of individuals, which for some can be reassuring.
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Summary
Conspiracy theories are ideas that can lead people to believe in a world controlled by a small group of individuals, which for some can be reassuring. However, these theories can quickly become dangerous, creating constructs of ideas that go deeper and deeper into creating worlds that may or may not be true.
ChapterThe Danger of Conspiracy Theories Online
Episode#128 – Michael Malice: Anarchy, Democracy, Libertarianism, Love, and Trolling
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The term 'conspiracy theory' is often weaponized in a negative sense, but it does have negative real-life consequences, leading to the rise of certain types of mild mental illness such as paranoid schizophrenia.
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Summary
The term 'conspiracy theory' is often weaponized in a negative sense, but it does have negative real-life consequences, leading to the rise of certain types of mild mental illness such as paranoid schizophrenia.