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I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but maybe I should be.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but maybe I should be.

The internet is a conspiracy theorist’s playground

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Alejandro Betancourt
Oct 16, 2021
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The internet is a conspiracy theorist’s playground

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We all know how it goes. You see something on the news or social media, and you think, “hmm, that’s weird.”

But then you quickly forget about it.

Until, one day, you find yourself in an argument with someone trying to convince you that they’re not crazy for thinking that there’s some conspiracy going on.

What do you do? Do you go on about your day, sharing your thoughts on how anyone who thinks this way is wrong? Or do you try to talk them out of it?

The internet is an active conspiracy theorist’s playground. Whatever you are thinking, the chances are that some post on the web corresponds to your thoughts.

It is easy to become a conspiracy theorist because the internet provides so many resources. If you are looking for conspiracy theories, go ahead and type in “conspiracy theory.” You will have many more conspiracy theories than you ever wanted to read about.

How do Conspiracy Theories start?

It is difficult t…

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