in search of a flat earth

This note last modified September 1, 2024

intellectual power
- “The reason conspiracy theorists aren’t bothered by… getting things constantly wrong… is because it gives them power over others who are bound by something as weak and flimsy as reality… They will happily carve out an exception because it makes them exceptional. They engage in wild hypocrisy as an act of domination, adhering to something demonstrably untrue out of spite, because they believe that power belongs to those with the will to take it, and what greater sign of will than the ability to override truth” - in search of a flat earth
conspiracy theories
- Most of this note comes from the brilliant video “in search of a flat earth”
apocalypse
- “It is difficult to understate the impact on long term planning, the support for policies and politicians that comes from the evangelical belief that at some point in the next generation or two, God will just personally show up and ‘wrap up’ humanity like a board game being packed up into its box” - in search of a flat earth