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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

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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

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- BootLoop@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  If it wasn’t alien tech, we would’ve built a faster plane by now…
  
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  - Sc00ter@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    That we know of
    
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Soleos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Here’s a psychological discussion that expands on that idea: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2352250X22000719

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UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

and even create conspiracy theories without realizing

Me when I feel like things are okay.

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