someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?message-squaremessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squareAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square127fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·6 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-squarejaxxed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoThere is a hidden assumption in your comment: conspiracy theories are intentionally created or reinforced with specific strategic goals.
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoMy conspiracy is that conspiracies are a conspiracy
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 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-squarejaxxed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 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.
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.
My conspiracy is that conspiracies are a conspiracy
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.