From Covid to climate change, understanding the role conspiracy theories fulfil for people's identity in a shifting world can better help explain our ‘post-truth’ age, writes Hardeep Matharu
I do think those actually peddling conspiracy theories are often monetising them, making them less likely to stop down and often they radicalise themselves not to mention their followers in the process since it’s all clickbait. There are so many conspiracy theories now. I’ve just read James Bloodworth’s Lost Boys about the manosphere. An industry in itself. When I saw your interview with Shemirani I thought in her case she seemed like a ‘true believer’, almost beyond help. I felt sorry for her son but my God her daughter?
I do think those actually peddling conspiracy theories are often monetising them, making them less likely to stop down and often they radicalise themselves not to mention their followers in the process since it’s all clickbait. There are so many conspiracy theories now. I’ve just read James Bloodworth’s Lost Boys about the manosphere. An industry in itself. When I saw your interview with Shemirani I thought in her case she seemed like a ‘true believer’, almost beyond help. I felt sorry for her son but my God her daughter?
Excellent article. Thank you.