The Age of Conspiracy?
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Is There a Conspiracy Theorizing?
In times of crisis we see much more of this sort of way of thinking as people are just trying to make sense of a very, very complex situation that they're really struggling with. And I think that's what we've seen in the last couple of years at least now. But they have always been with us. They're nothing new. Just provide a perfect storm for conspiracy theories to flourish. It has all of the necessary ingredients. You have situations of uncertainty. People feel that they're out of control. They don't have any power over the things that are happening to them. We also know that if you believe in one of these sorts of narratives, you're more likely to go
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