I don't know if _The Algorithm_ will delete this if specific titles are used so I'll refer to dates instead, but I believe in a conspiracy theory of my own. The USA was aware of the plans for Dec 7/41 and allowed it to come to fruition in order to gain public support to join the global events of the time in order to put it to an end. Perhaps an end that arguably justifies the means.
None. I am grateful I am not a follower . I think for myself. Everyone is different but Extremist are people that tend to have anti social personality disorder.
What about theories that became facts?, or promotion of authoritative content and censorship of information. Remember the days of Goooooooooooooogle search, when each "o" was a full page of search results?
I am sad that there aren't more replies to this. During the pandemic, my mom got real deep into some ridiculous Republican conspiracy theories so much so that I can't talk to her anymore. It's so hard to shake someone out of when like you said these conspiracy theories feed on people's gut reactions and don't allow people to think critically about anything.
Lots of good points here. It’s unfortunate that the people who need to hear it most, probably wouldn’t watch because they want to believe conspiracies are everywhere.
Wrong. Nobody 'wants' to believe in conspiracies. What they want is the truth. We live in very deceptive times. the Covid fiasco should have taught you that. They lied about the origins of covid and lied about the vaccine.
More good stuff. Two things: engaging in arguments and hate against conspiracy theorists also pushes media profits, social and conventional. Also, while the internet has made it easier to disseminate these things, it has also made it much easier to fact check claims. And people do that a lot too! But we don’t hear about it as much because it doesn’t churn profits to stay above the noise. Keep up the good work!
Totally a good point! In researching this we came across a lot of claims that more Americans than ever believe in conspiracy theories, but there's not really any evidence that backs this up. Could be because of exactly what you say-- the internet's ability to quickly fact-check and squash misinformation. Here's an article you might find interesting! theconversation.com/the-internet-fuels-conspiracy-theories-but-not-in-the-way-you-might-imagine-98037
Yes. We all get sucked into this cognitive pattern whether we like to admit it or not. We aren’t superior to those whose predilection is more obvious. By looking at our own biases and heuristic errors, we can show others how much more alike we all are as humans.
It always bothered me how seemingly smart people could believe in totally whacked-out stuff. But after writing a paper in college about it I determined it's a lack of critical thinking skills. There's a direct correlation between conspiratorial beliefs and the lack of critical thinking skills. Critical thinking and intelligence are two different aspects of our thought process and one does not necessarily equate to the other.
I concur! For a fun take on the phenomenon, read “ The Demon Haunted World” by Carl Sagan. A classic and very entertaining And “Why People Believe Weird Things ” by Michael Shermer Its social psychology and cognitive science , basically. Absolutely fascinating
@@Lex-nx7kdOf course we are. We know there are conspiracies and conspiracies, one thing is believing the government has connections with mafia and corporates, one thing is believing the earth is flat or that we’ve never been to the moon or that birds are drones or that politicians are lizards or that pyramid were builded by aliens. If you have a massive amount of clear scientific data and you still believe something you’re not even a conspiracy theorist in my opinion, you’re just unable to think properly.
Hello from the Netherlands, Having a personal interest in this topic for a long time and read a lot about it, this is by far one of the best summations I have seen! Thank you for this. In my honest assessment I think conspiracy theories are a symptom of our declining mental faculties while on the other hand we need them more then ever.
My pet conspiracy theory is that all of human progress is the consequence of toxoplasma gondii infesting humanity starting around 20k years ago when we were domesticated by cats. The parasite is shown to change the behavior of rodents who get infested to cause them to be more reckless and get eaten by cats since that's where the parasite reproduces. In turn, in humans it pushed us to develop agriculture which allows for rodent populations to explode and create ample food for cats (which have also been weirdly popular subjects of worship by many diverse cultures, including presently where they are all over the internet).
I thought they have about 500k subs and I was surprised when I saw how little subscribers this channel have. I've discovered this channel only today and I enjoy it
Those explanations overthink it. Most people who choose to believe in conspiracy-theories do so because it makes them feel special and unique and smart for being different able to see through the imaginary lies and veil that others fall for. It's a way for people with no self-worth and no self-esteem to make themselves feel important. 😒
Even if they are overly complicated they are usually a way to simplify the world, and by that I mean no matter the complexity the conspiracy theories give a full explanaition to a really big and really complex and chaotic world were even absurd things make big impacts so is an easy way to understood that seemingly chaos of the world. And totally agree with the rest of course.
You are 100% wrong. If anything, you're describing people like yourself, who feel superior for not falling for what they think are crazy beliefs. Conspiracy researchers are simply seeking the truth about the world in which we live.
I had a friend who was convinced by some awful documentary films from animal planet that mermaids were real, they also thought that they learned to read people to tell if they were lieing by watching CSI so not the most intelectual guy
My in law took Ancient Aliens extremely seriously and now they’re flat earth people. And currently dragging my sibling down with their stupidity. It pains me so much to hear my sibling let somebody manipulate them this way.
Kinda shocking to me that our best tactics for these are still asking people to police themselves - ask more reflective questions and the like. I did a quick googling, and couldn't find a browser extension that, say, asked 'does this reinforce a bias?' every time I click 'like' on a video. Is there a reason something like this wouldn't work? I guess nobody would use it? I mean, FB or YT could implement this server side as an algorithm metric, even just sampling 0.5% of likes for impulsiveness would go a long way... For client side interventions, you could probably do something lazy about checking if the post has some current buzzwords and only prompt on those. Did the experts consulted mention tools like this? Or perhaps simpler interventions that seem easy to get the browser to do?
These are great questions! There's been a lot of talk about the responsibility of the platforms themselves (RU-vid, Facebook, etc) to police the proliferation of conspiracy theories-- like change up the recommendation algorithms to identify and not promote misinformation and conspiracy theories. You might find this article interesting: www.wired.com/story/youtube-algorithm-silence-conspiracy-theories/ In terms of cognitive reflection-- having a platform ask you if you've read an article before it lets you share it is an example of an attempt to get users to stop and think before sharing...
I'd love to check out Abby's channel, but what are her bona fide? If you guys vouch for someone, please include this information. I am sure she's super qualified, but it just makes it a lot more credible when promoting someone's work. Please, and thank you! You da best!
Here is an article with more about Abbie Richards: www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/02/09/abbie-richards-fights-tiktok-disinformation-with-a-cup-of-tea-a-conspiracy-chart-and-a-punchline. She's a graduate student studying misinformation and climate. But tbh, her credentials are less about academic publications and credentials, and more about creating content about misinformation on TikTok. We included her because she's making interesting commentary on the popularity of conspiracy theories, but we didn't cite her research as evidence of any factual info in our video.
What conspiracists lack is discernment. We know that a class society is fertile ground for power struggles and real conspiracies. However, if we have reason, and subject thoughts to it, using discernment, we don't fall for sensationalist beliefs.
The first thing I would have done if owned say Twitter is to use your real name on your account, alao DOB, there has been talk of uploading photo ID due to racism, hate speech etc by these keyboard warriors, even if it gets to court the damage is done, if you can think of anything else
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One of my brothers has gone all the way to believing the flat earthers. It's more comfortable to his preconceived notions about creationism and humans and earth being the center of everything.
10:38 Don't fall too far down this rabbit hole. Even this is rife with "tinfoil hat" thinking. I once met a person who said PBS is untrustworthy because they receive grants (aka: It behooves PBS to be pro government).
Well, PBS's editorial guidelines specifically require us to not be partisan - regardless of which party is in office. Check them out! www.pbs.org/about/producing-pbs/editorial-standards.pdf
Almost all academics don’t go into their fields to manipulate the public. Quite the opposite. They are passionate about knowledge and testing that knowledge through painstaking methods. They tend to be pretty humble and do their with with no fanfare or recognition I know many academics and this is their ethos almost to a person.
Wouldn’t you be incapable of critical thinking if you yourself are just taking these ideas from other people saying them? I doubt you’re the one coming up with the ideas, you’re just a blind follower.
that math problem is really weird. the only information it gives is that together, the bat and the ball are $1.10, and that the bat is one dollar more. there is no other information implying the value of either item. the actual answer to this question is x≤.10 😾
