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."
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."
