251. Kelly Weill on Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything
The Michael Shermer Show
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Is There a Conspiracy Economy?
Social media driven economy is really shaping the way conspiracy theories look. People want to be influencers as well, so i think there it's a business motive. You make a lot of money if you have a popular account. And you also get that dopemined of new followers and people looking up to you. So i think there is a very pervert incentive for people to get in these spats write people, to assert their dominance over this other channel or to build alliances with a channel. I think that's a hugely motivating factor within this ecosystem of people putting out their beliefs and feding.
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