@someguy3 to Ask Lemmy • 4 months agoAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?message-square137arrow-up1190arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up1167arrow-down1message-squareAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?@someguy3 to Ask Lemmy • 4 months agomessage-square137file-text
minus-square@morphballganonlink9•4 months agoWe see a lot of efforts to convince suckers of absurdities in the US because there’s a lot of economic value in swinging American votes. In other countries that either don’t have voting, or don’t have a lot of economic power, there’s less to be gained by befuddling morons.
minus-squarejaxxedlink2•4 months agoThere is a hidden assumption in your comment: conspiracy theories are intentionally created or reinforced with specific strategic goals.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•4 months agoWhile I think that it’s probably rare, there have been conspiracy theories that are intentionally crafted to achieve goals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_INFEKTION And I am very sure that there have been many efforts to amplify existing conspiracies; you can look at disinformation research.
minus-squarejaxxedlink1•4 months agoI think that the majority of conspiracy theories are asroturfed, even those that actually started as grass roots. The Russians clearly admit that reinforcing propaganda rhat sticks, is a big part of their strategy.
minus-squareall-knight-partylinkfedilink1•4 months agoMy conspiracy is that conspiracies are a conspiracy
We see a lot of efforts to convince suckers of absurdities in the US because there’s a lot of economic value in swinging American votes.
In other countries that either don’t have voting, or don’t have a lot of economic power, there’s less to be gained by befuddling morons.
There is a hidden assumption in your comment: conspiracy theories are intentionally created or reinforced with specific strategic goals.
While I think that it’s probably rare, there have been conspiracy theories that are intentionally crafted to achieve goals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_INFEKTION
And I am very sure that there have been many efforts to amplify existing conspiracies; you can look at disinformation research.
I think that the majority of conspiracy theories are asroturfed, even those that actually started as grass roots. The Russians clearly admit that reinforcing propaganda rhat sticks, is a big part of their strategy.
My conspiracy is that conspiracies are a conspiracy