Conspiracy theorists mistake guitar pedal diagram for “5G Chip”

Re:Conspiracy theorists mistake guitar pedal diagram for “5G... by sdoering on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:55PM (#25638766)

During the first (very) soft lockdown in Germany I stumbled into a anti COVID demonstration on a supermarket parking lot. There were two segments. The ones in the center already deeply indoctrinated. And some few at the fringes.

These were the ones one could reach. One could talk with them, listen to their fears and try to nudge them back from the fringes.

It was interesting. And would never scale. And would, I believe, not work for people already deeper into the abyss.

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Re:Conspiracy theorists mistake guitar pedal diagram for “5G... by Sharlin on Monday January 04, 2021 @05:30PM (#25639190)

I guess that's how some people justify endless Internet arguments with creationists, conspiracy theorists, and what have you. You're never ever going to convince your opponent, but with luck you might be able to convince some of the bystanders.

However, I agree that as you said, to be effective you'd likely have to reach out to the bystanders directly, and with an approach rather different from the decidedly unkind manner that those discussions are typically conducted.

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