Category: Conspiracy theories

By my scoring, over half the items in the generic conspiracist scale are literally true

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EDIT: These days I write at this free Substack, if you're interested in seeing more of my work: https://philosophybear.substack.com/ I recently had the good fortune to find this great article on what we do wrong in studying "conspiracy theories". There is a long history of laziness, even complicity, of social scientists wrapping up all sorts of … Continue reading By my scoring, over half the items in the generic conspiracist scale are literally true

The paranoid style in petit-bourgeois politics

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I've found that a lot of Qanon supporters and other conspirators are relatively financially successful and/or small business owners. This isn’t surprising on purely demographic grounds- these people are older, white, Republicans so why should anyone be surprised that they often own a jet-ski dealerships and diners? It makes a lot of sense when you … Continue reading The paranoid style in petit-bourgeois politics