The Infinite Monkey Cage

The Age of Conspiracy?

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Dec 10, 2022
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INSIGHT

Conspiracies Are Historical Constant

  • Conspiracy theories have amplified with social media but have always existed.
  • Historic figures like Newton combined scientific success with beliefs now considered conspiratorial or pseudoscience.
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Social Media Fuels Identity Politics

  • Social media acts mainly as a marketplace of identity, not ideas.
  • Extreme beliefs amplify personal identity and signal belonging to a group.
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Postmodernism Challenges Truth

  • Postmodernism questions absolute truths but emphasizes contextual truths.
  • This philosophical stance allows radical skepticism and challenges the notion of universal facts.
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