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Conspiracies are the price of a complex, liberal society
14 May 2023
Conspiracies are the price of a complex, liberal society:
Conspiracy theories are also reactions to a diffuse, fractured, conflictive society in which there are just too many competing narratives around, so that falling back on a grand narrative which makes sense of everything is profoundly appealing. For a blessed moment, the whole lot falls neatly into place, as an opaque, impossibly complex world becomes luminously simple, purposeful and transparent.
Opinion piece, but some good points. See also political polarisation is a lie for a bit on this from me.
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