The Bugbear Dispatch

The Bugbear Dispatch

Why You Can't Debate a Conspiracy Theorist Back to Reality, Part III

How Individuals Can Occasionally, Gradually, Sometimes Get Through to Conspiracy Theorists

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Chrissy Stroop
Apr 05, 2024
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“Humans just live short, boring, insignificant lives, so they make up stories to feel like they're a part of something bigger. They want to blame all the world's problems on some single enemy they can fight, instead of a complex network of interrelated forces beyond anyone's control.”
- Pearl in Steven Universe, season one, episode 31

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