• Flax@feddit.uk
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    2 hours ago

    It’s quite interesting. My great grandmother apparently used to talk about the Roman Catholics abusing children and mothers in the Magdalene Laundries and people saw her as a crazy conspiracy theorist.

    Squid Game in a way is also a story about the rich elite participating in sickening immoral activities

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      57 minutes ago

      That’s the thing, some conspiracy theories are going to be true, most aren’t, and some will bear a passing resemblance to the truth.

      The main tool at our disposal here is skepticism. Are the claims being made plausible? Are the motivations realistic? Is there evidence from reputable sources? Am I approaching this with a critical mindset? Am I focused on the explicit claims, or am I allowing people to “yes and” this? Am I letting my emotions or preconceived biases and prejudices cloud my judgment?