How to engage in a conversation with a relative supporting conspiracy theories?

Re:How to engage in a conversation with a relative supportin... by 63labs on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:22AM (#25467311)

They need to be exposed to real information. Try to make a bet with them so they can watch CNN or MSNBC for one week, while you watch FoxNews. Pretend that you're both willing to "understand" the other side. And hope that some of the real info sinks into their head.

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Re:How to engage in a conversation with a relative supportin... by jackjackk0 on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:45AM (#25467550)

Thanks for the suggestion! Once a colleague and I were asked to argue in defense of the other person's view by our supervisor and the exercise really brought the conversation to a more constructive level (although there the probability of being wrong was more symmetric).

I will try to think about how to translate your CNN bet in Italy where we live, this type of misinformation here seems to be spread mostly through rumors, click-bait articles, whatsapp chains and facebook.

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