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Question came about from watching this random standup yt video

The Government Is Lying to You - Ron Funches

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NmjK2pgiQ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (9 children)

My own personal conspiracy theory is that Flat Earthers, Anti-vaxxers and all the other "Facebook boomer" conspiracies are just a strategy to discredit other "more real" conspiracies: if you believe that 9/11 was an inside job you're bundled with people that believe that Earth is a frisbee and smart people don't want that so they keep themselves from exploring anything else.
Also aliens fucked apes and that's how we got here.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Conspiracy theories are pushed by the state because it makes them seem powerful, when in reality they're often fucking morons. ^/s?^

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I can also accept that.
(About the apes I'm immovable tho)

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