Here’s a psychological discussion that expands on that idea: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2352250X22000719
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fullsquare@awful.systems 3 weeks ago
i think that conspiracy theories are more about feeling special about knowing some secret knowledge, lots of people fall for this and even create conspiracy theories without realizing, no matter how smart they are
Soleos@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
and even create conspiracy theories without realizing
Me when I feel like things are okay.
Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Kelly johnson designed the SR71 Blackbird because he was given the alien tech from rosswell new mexico to reverse engineer! No other way could the government trust 1 man with a blank check book and complete authority and have the plane designed and flying in such a short amount of time!
-my favorite conspiracy theory
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
If it wasn’t alien tech, we would’ve built a faster plane by now…
Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
That we know of