Conspiracy Theorists in Everyday Life

[IUclover]

After a conversation last week, I thought about how my encounters with conspiracy theorists have increased over the past few years. My former neighbor was a Qanon nutjob who believed 5G caused COVID and the Spanish Flu. The new neighbor who moved into the same house is uber anti-vax and believes the government is up to something (not just the COVID vax). Then I'm at the park and another neighbor down the street somehow pivots the conversation to how our everyday movement and thoughts are controlled by the government.

Not done yet. I took my kid on a playdate with another parent and his kid, then the parent starts talking about the upcoming uprising and unrest that will happen in the very near future. Also, the election outcome was decided long ago. I didn't press him on either and just did the "interesting" response. Then you have conspiracy central, Facebook, but that is what it is. And I'm pretty sure at least three of my other neighbors are going down the same path.

Anyone else experiencing the same thing? The last playdate thing made me think, "Oh great, this again."

 

[mcmurtry66]

After a conversation last week, I thought about how my encounters with conspiracy theorists have increased over the past few years. My former neighbor was a Qanon nutjob who believed 5G caused COVID and the Spanish Flu. The new neighbor who moved into the same house is uber anti-vax and believes the government is up to something (not just the COVID vax). Then I'm at the park and another neighbor down the street somehow pivots the conversation to how our everyday movement and thoughts are controlled by the government.

Not done yet. I took my kid on a playdate with another parent and his kid, then the parent starts talking about the upcoming uprising and unrest that will happen in the very near future. Also, the election outcome was decided long ago. I didn't press him on either and just did the "interesting" response. Then you have conspiracy central, Facebook, but that is what it is. And I'm pretty sure at least three of my other neighbors are going down the same path.

Anyone else experiencing the same thing? The last playdate thing made me think, "Oh great, this again."

Neighbors with blm signs up still and the one with like 20 lines. Woke nutjobs. Rarely bring up politics. Facebook one woke lunatic posts trannies are heroes shit and one buddy that believes every right wing conspiracy out there no matter how insane and posts it immediately. That’s it Otherwise my world is very apolitical.

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

You should probably move.

 

[The Original Happy Goat]

After a conversation last week, I thought about how my encounters with conspiracy theorists have increased over the past few years. My former neighbor was a Qanon nutjob who believed 5G caused COVID and the Spanish Flu. The new neighbor who moved into the same house is uber anti-vax and believes the government is up to something (not just the COVID vax). Then I'm at the park and another neighbor down the street somehow pivots the conversation to how our everyday movement and thoughts are controlled by the government.

Not done yet. I took my kid on a playdate with another parent and his kid, then the parent starts talking about the upcoming uprising and unrest that will happen in the very near future. Also, the election outcome was decided long ago. I didn't press him on either and just did the "interesting" response. Then you have conspiracy central, Facebook, but that is what it is. And I'm pretty sure at least three of my other neighbors are going down the same path.

Anyone else experiencing the same thing? The last playdate thing made me think, "Oh great, this again."

I work with a guy who believes in lizard people.

 

[Hoopsdoc1978]

Neighbors with blm signs up still and the one with like 20 lines. Woke nutjobs. Rarely bring up politics. Facebook one woke lunatic posts trannies are heroes shit and one buddy that believes every right wing conspiracy out there no matter how insane and posts it immediately. That’s it Otherwise my world is very apolitical.

The most militant lesbian I’ve ever met IRL blocked me on facebook for being “transphobic” because I said people with penises should use the boys bathroom and people with vaginas should use the girls.

After that I decided to weed out politics from facebook altogether.

 

[snarlcakes]

I work with a guy who believes in lizard people.

GOAT kiss my ass. That was a private conversation between me and my boss.

 

[hookyIU1990]

The most militant lesbian I’ve ever met IRL blocked me on facebook for being “transphobic” because I said people with penises should use the boys bathroom and people with vaginas should use the girls.

After that I decided to weed out politics from facebook altogether.

Best thing I ever did was delete my Facebook account.

 

[The Original Happy Goat]

Best thing I ever did was delete my Facebook account.

I keep mine primarily as a tool for finding out when people die.

 

[mcmurtry66]

I keep mine primarily as a tool for finding out when people die.

Yeah and soccer shit and teammates’ kids playing etc. the key is to not friend women. They’re the jones’ at every post

 

[TommyCracker]

My good friend and lead singer of my casual bar band is an insane conspiracy fanatic. Every common trope from the new world order, 9/11, Moon landing, Vaccines, JFK etc but he hit me with a new one when I had to pick the shingle color for my roof project.

He literally begged me to turn my roof blue because supposedly there's a belief in direct energy weapons and how they can't penetrate and effect something colored blue.

Said the Hawaii disaster was an energy bomb test and everything that was colored blue wasn't impacted but everything else was obliterated.

I told him my GF would actually probably like it if I turned my house into a tribute to Grover but, chose black with grey chip highlights that better matches the siding. So hopefully there aren't any DEW tests on Minneapolis.