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>>alwill+(OP)
We live in interesting times, where "conspiracy theories" become true after about 6 months.

The reality of the situation is that people who actually pay attention, not the ones who constantly watch the TV news narrative, have been able to not only understand the true origin of covid, but also predict the entire chain of events that has occurred as a consequence.

When will the general public stop seeing conspiracy theories as imaginary tales? They have been 100% accurate so far with covid.

People who follow conspiracy theories are not stupid - that's why they are looking for what actually happened.

>>peakab+N6
Psychology experiments into conformity show, conclusively, that the vast majority of people will unconsciously distort (to varying degrees) their own perception of reality to fit a prevailing orthodoxy, or 'narrative'. In many contexts many are, in a sense, incapable of unorthodox thinking.

Personally I find this research quite depressing, but revealing about the current environment, since it seems to be getting worse. argumentum ad populum defines the truth since any fact is so easily 'fact-checked' in to oblivion.