Anti Social

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The number of traits that we would consider anti social has increased quite a bit over time. Studies have found that people who believe in conspiracy theories are often more willing to conspire themselves they have taken part in the level crime. It feels like a cuanon, i feel like every conspiracy is this, but cua nonsens we're talking about it.

When we talk about conspiracy theories we tend to focus on what people believe instead of why, and, more importantly, why they believe those things and not other things. In this episode, we sit down with two psychologists working to change that, and in addition, change the term itself from conspiracy theory to conspiracy narrative, which more accurately describes what makes any one conspiracy appealing enough to form a community around it and in rare cases result in collective action.