#conspiracythinking — Public Fediverse posts
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"I don't have time for checking stuff, Liam. My friends online show me the truth. There are too many inmigrants"
Mary, a nurse whose frustrations spill over into family life. As tensions rise around the dinner table, the film explores how personal struggles can shape beliefs and conversations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQeTpt4S_gs
A Family Tea is a video produced in collaboration with De Montfort University and Hamlett Films, created as part of the #SMIDGE research project.
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“Once a public accepts the comfort of #conspiracythinking as an explanation for #irrational #fears and #resentments, its members will cease to be guided by #reason in #political deliberations.” - #JasonStanley, How #Fascism Works: The #Politics of Us and Them #conspiracytheories
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Via @UCC : Critical thinking training can reduce belief in conspiracy theories
A new study finds that training in critical thinking skills can be effective in counteracting conspiracy beliefs.
Many well-established programmes for reducing people's belief in conspiracies have either no effect or a negative effect.
The study is the first to directly compare different strategies to reduce conspiracy thinking.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025/critical-thinking-training-can-reduce-belief-in-conspiracy-theories.html #CriticalThinking #ConspiracyThinking
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CW: Dear N'joy Pothos, am I really so difficult to live with?
@dragfyre
Hey, I try and I try.
If it dies, it dies.It's like being told, "No, you're not ready to have a dog." 😒
Or maybe* the two perfectly healthy shiny leaves at the far end are slowly murdering the other leaves so they'd have less competition. I mean, there's no other explanation! #conspiracythinking 😅😂🤣
