Here’s how this stuff starts with the conspiracy theorists: An event happens which, to those who are of an inclination to question everything, question the official story about. Alternative theories or ideas are proposed. Some is well meaning speculation and may be far off the mark. Some may intentionally be planted as red herrings.
I prefer the term 'conspiracy realist' nowadays. I've lost count of how many 'theories' have become realities since 2020. Validated and vindicated again and again. In some ways it makes fence sitters more palatable for the ever crazier topics we write about, to explore what might be the next revelation acknowledged by the legacy media.
The more the legacy media doubles down on and ridicules conspiracy theories, the more interest it piques in rationally debunking or validating said theories, using emerging information, facts, sources, studies.
Whereas the NPC community takes everything on faith and their unwavering belief system.
Certain personality types are more prone to questioning the narrative. It’s interesting!
A little Psychological Experiment - The Results
“…there were far more introverts than normal and far fewer extroverts. Readers here are more likely to be intuitive and therefore be more likely to spot patterns, read between the lines and are abstract and theoretical. There are an equal amount of thinkers (who are logical and like facts) and feeling types (who use their moral compass to make decisions). When it comes to how a person organises their world, there were more judging than perceiving personalities. These are people who want to take control of their environment, as opposed to flexible, spontaneous individuals.”
I prefer the term 'conspiracy realist' nowadays. I've lost count of how many 'theories' have become realities since 2020. Validated and vindicated again and again. In some ways it makes fence sitters more palatable for the ever crazier topics we write about, to explore what might be the next revelation acknowledged by the legacy media.
The more the legacy media doubles down on and ridicules conspiracy theories, the more interest it piques in rationally debunking or validating said theories, using emerging information, facts, sources, studies.
Whereas the NPC community takes everything on faith and their unwavering belief system.
Certain personality types are more prone to questioning the narrative. It’s interesting!
A little Psychological Experiment - The Results
“…there were far more introverts than normal and far fewer extroverts. Readers here are more likely to be intuitive and therefore be more likely to spot patterns, read between the lines and are abstract and theoretical. There are an equal amount of thinkers (who are logical and like facts) and feeling types (who use their moral compass to make decisions). When it comes to how a person organises their world, there were more judging than perceiving personalities. These are people who want to take control of their environment, as opposed to flexible, spontaneous individuals.”
https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/a-little-psychological-experiment-5a4
I know people who saw the planes.
Nice exhaustive and necessary elaboration. I'll have to come back with a finer tooth comb