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[โ€“] sxan@midwest.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also believe that a lot of conspiracy theories were started as jokes, with a core group of reasonably smart people LARPing a ridiculous position. What I wonder about is how many of those people LARPed so long and hard that they came to believe their own BS.

[โ€“] Natanael@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

More likely, a bunch of people joined who didn't understand it was a joke (fairly common online)