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46 sats \ 2 replies \ @billytheked OP 2 Jun \ parent \ on: Chemtrails or Contrails? AskSN ideasfromtheedge
Why not both.

True.

What makes people think that if they could just convince them of some other theory it would make a difference?

I'm not sure it really would, but it is an interesting sociological point. I think it ties in with identity and signalling tribal allegiences. Even being red-pilled. You are not wrong to self identify as red-pilled and I even appreciate the point of view, but then what keeps a person from sliding into constant distrust and skepticism to the point of pathology? It reminds me of what you wrote a little while ago about bias.

Do you think it is by having belief in a power greater than man?

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102 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 2 Jun

Having a world view that includes a positive narrative thread through history helps. I think the problem you describe is a deep consequence of modernities over-emphasizing the self. Because we have this false idea that we can be islands in a sea of other individuals we can drift into nialism.

Honestly most people that take a bottle of red pills... at least from my experience actually just start trusting a new tribe of scammers.

I think the solution is community. Knowing and being known. Building relationships. Rejecting the lie that the online world is real. It's fake. It matters but it isn't as important as we think it is.

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 2 Jun

I do think cynicism is a real problem. But I don't think the solution is to be more niave. We need to be humble about what we don't know. That goes both ways. With trust and mistrust. Been doing a lot of soul searching recently about this topic

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