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Re:Ask HN: Name one idea that changed your life by deathgrips on Thursday May 07, 2020 @11:41AM (#23104260)
Paranoia is thinking that lizard people are spying on you.

Find common instances where people regularly abuse power: child abuse, terrible bosses, emotional abuse of a spouse. The most common denominator is that people hurt others because they can, and those who couldn't will claim that they choose not to.

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Re:Ask HN: Name one idea that changed your life by darkerside on Thursday May 07, 2020 @05:00PM (#23108256)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia

What you're describing happens, but it's not rampant. Paranoia isn't lizard people, it's simply ascribing blame out of fear where it may not exist.

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