My mother in law is showing more and more massive red flags the past time, she's becoming a "conspiracy facebook mom"
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@Sempf @palefailmel Little while ago I told my mom how things have turned around
"But i taught you to eat with a spoon" she said
@stux @palefailmel And she isn't wrong. But things are moving at a remarkable pace, and sometimes what goes around, comes around.
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@cjd Oh yes!
But she goes waaaay to far
I dont think people should offer "flat eathers" any credit for that mattter, it's just trolling in my eyes
> I dont think people should offer "flat eathers" any credit
As long as it's a real person, not some shady online maybe-intelligence-related influencer, it's nice debate practice.
I guess these are people who have never seen sunrise out the window of a plane? Because when you're up at altitude, the curvature of the earth is visible to the naked eye... -
@stux @palefailmel And she isn't wrong. But things are moving at a remarkable pace, and sometimes what goes around, comes around.
@Sempf @palefailmel Absolutely! The digital world is my life and i also have troubles navigating it sometimes
My mom is pretty much a leek
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Unpopular opinion: Obviously incorrect beliefs that challenge the status quo are still good because they promote critical thinking.
The problem is they don’t. Because the goal of believing obviously incorrect beliefs is not to think critically. It involves an illicit enjoyment.
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> I dont think people should offer "flat eathers" any credit
As long as it's a real person, not some shady online maybe-intelligence-related influencer, it's nice debate practice.
I guess these are people who have never seen sunrise out the window of a plane? Because when you're up at altitude, the curvature of the earth is visible to the naked eye...@cjd If there's a "spark of hope" yes!
Esp if people are unsure for exampleNot the trolls indeed
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@cjd @stux I’ve watched the faces of people who proffer these kind of conspiracy theories. They become suffused with a kind of secret jouissance.
Someone who suggests that time might not be a constant IS challenging accepted thought. It is critical thinking. Especially when they can use examples to back it up.
But with flat earthers, they don’t. They just *believe* and they take pleasure in believing that the whole of society is lying to them - which makes them martyrs, and special.
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Her son, my brother in law is exaxtly like me
Also a total nerd who almost thinks the same about everything and he was also done with her behaviour lol!
We tried to explain to her a while ago that people come up with these "theories" so they can feel special
"I know something others don't!" and tried to explain why etc but I don't think it landed..
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@cjd @stux I’ve watched the faces of people who proffer these kind of conspiracy theories. They become suffused with a kind of secret jouissance.
Someone who suggests that time might not be a constant IS challenging accepted thought. It is critical thinking. Especially when they can use examples to back it up.
But with flat earthers, they don’t. They just *believe* and they take pleasure in believing that the whole of society is lying to them - which makes them martyrs, and special.
@Remittancegirl @cjd If people have some sort of explainer for something with very good backups I can be conviced
I mean that is science right..
If something better comes along we should accept that and not be stubborn
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My mother in law is showing more and more massive red flags the past time, she's becoming a "conspiracy facebook mom"
A while ago it started with small things where i raised my eyebrow but it's got a lot worse
A few days with Christmas she tried to open the conversation about the "flat earth (bullshit) theory"
She does this because she knows I can't keep quiet but this time i told her I was not interested and I don't have to convince her anymore
@stux my brother-in-law does this, too. i have to keep reminding him i'm not spending my time and energy on the conversation that i won't convince him he's being deranged.
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@Remittancegirl @cjd If people have some sort of explainer for something with very good backups I can be conviced
I mean that is science right..
If something better comes along we should accept that and not be stubborn
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My mother in law is showing more and more massive red flags the past time, she's becoming a "conspiracy facebook mom"
A while ago it started with small things where i raised my eyebrow but it's got a lot worse
A few days with Christmas she tried to open the conversation about the "flat earth (bullshit) theory"
She does this because she knows I can't keep quiet but this time i told her I was not interested and I don't have to convince her anymore
@stux uh oh.
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My mother in law is showing more and more massive red flags the past time, she's becoming a "conspiracy facebook mom"
A while ago it started with small things where i raised my eyebrow but it's got a lot worse
A few days with Christmas she tried to open the conversation about the "flat earth (bullshit) theory"
She does this because she knows I can't keep quiet but this time i told her I was not interested and I don't have to convince her anymore
Is this the same woman who gave the spa gift card that expired in *2017*????
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Is this the same woman who gave the spa gift card that expired in *2017*????
@FallsMom Yes!
