Most people think conspiracies are just bad ideas. But they’re not.
They’re coping systems. Identity shields. Emotional anchors.
We broke down the mindset in 5 threads. Here’s the full series 👇
They’re coping systems. Identity shields. Emotional anchors.
We broke down the mindset in 5 threads. Here’s the full series 👇
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1 Weltsicht - man glaubt alle
2 paradox: niemandem aber alles glauben
3 Fakten allein helfen nicht
4 Theorien schützen und helfen
5 Persönlichkeiten: Unsicherheit, Narzissmus, Autoritätsgläubigkeit
kein Krieg der Fakten - Sinnkrise
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Conspiracy thinking isn’t an opinion — it’s a worldview.
Once someone believes one, they’re more likely to believe them all.
Even contradictory ones.
The most common combo?
Deep suspicion of experts — and blind faith in random sources.
Why? Because mistrust drives credulity.
When you argue with a conspiracy believer, you’re not fighting a claim.
You’re fighting a worldview — one built to resist correction.
People hold onto conspiracies because they make chaos feel structured.
They offer control, clarity, identity.
And you can’t fact-check that away.
Certain traits make people more vulnerable to conspiracy thinking:
🔹 Insecure attachment
🔹 Narcissism
🔹 Authoritarianism
Belief is emotional. Not just intellectual.
You can’t fight conspiracies with truth alone.
You need trust.
You need understanding.
You need to see the person inside the belief.
This isn’t a war of facts. It’s a crisis of meaning.
#ConspiracyMentality #CognitiveWarfare #Disinformation
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