Did the early medieval era ever take place?

Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by wrp on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @05:24AM (#31998594)

I sense an effect in need of a name: Any discussion of a conspiracy theory, no matter how critical, only serves to spread belief in it.

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by jacquesm on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:45AM (#31999495)

That's called the Winkler effect after the great conspiracy spreader of the 21st century, Kenny Winkler.

See wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkler_Effect

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by whitesilhouette on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @08:23AM (#31999783)

Page does not exist?

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by jacquesm on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @09:57AM (#32000961)

Definitely not getting a 404.

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:42AM (#31999484)

Conspiracy theories are a conspiracy to keep people distracted from the TRUTH.

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by NoGravitas on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @08:42AM (#31999977)

This, but unironically. For example, "antisemitism is the socialism of fools"[1]. People believing antisemitic conspiracy theories that purport to explain why their lives suck is very good at preventing them from learning about the actual political economy of why their lives suck. Everyone knowing the actual processes that create class oppression would make it possible to change things. So conspiracy theories are actually very useful for maintaining the status quo.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_is_the_socialism_...

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by TremendousJudge on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @08:05AM (#31999657)

A memetic hazard?

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