Re:Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
by shaki-dora on Monday December 03, 2018 @04:45PM
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Equating journalism with QAnon and recommending “contrarian reading” seems strange advise for avoiding conspiracy theories.
Re:Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
by pjc50 on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:27PM
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Early is the keyword. I got through a lot of conspiracy / UFO stuff as a kid, the way others go through paranormal phases. I outgrew it, just as I outgrew Santa.
Robert Anton Wilson is also good, because he presents all this stuff clearly marked as fiction.
Re:Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
by specialist on Monday December 03, 2018 @08:53PM
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What?
My advice is to study the techniques, to better guard against them. This much is obvious, no?
Though illustrative, I acknowledge The Illuminati and the Subgenius stuff are not very accessible.
Thank You for Smoking https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944 and Network https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958 are probably more your speed.
Methinks it's because I got it out of the way early on. I definitely have had my own phases for occult, religion, conspiracies, MLM, alcohol, outrage addiction, counter cultural impulses, protests, etc.
Further, I once thought I'd get into journalism, did student radio & TV, wrote for a bit.
I think seeing how the sausage is made, learning the craft, helps one develop an immunity.
Having a contrarian reading list probably helped. For example, Robert Anton Wilson and stuff like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius