Here’s a psychological discussion that expands on that idea: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2352250X22000719
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fullsquare@awful.systems 1 day 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 15 hours ago
Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 23 hours 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 20 hours ago
If it wasn’t alien tech, we would’ve built a faster plane by now…
Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
That we know of