Flat earthers are just a niche whacko conspiracy group that’s being amplified by those participating in real conspiracies so that the general population thinks all conspiracies are just crazy talk.
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5715@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
We need to understand that flat earthers don’t lack the knowledge or experience to accept the evidence that can be made objective, but that they refuse a worldview that is not made by them.
ptu@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
5715@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
ofc, but they work because people are alienated and need a feeling of control
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The round earth viewpoint is very boring to discuss. It is round, obviously, but anything fun about that feels like math to talk about. A myth about a flat earth feels mystical and like you’re in a secret group. There’s an appeal in believing something that skeptics have a hard time understanding. I know, I’ve been both in my life, and the struggle is real. (Never a flat earther, though)
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
same with vaccines. saying they just work, isn’t exciting.
claiming they cause autism and are destroying society and we’re better off without them, makes you feel special and smart.