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Don't ask me which ones tho, cuz I'm an old (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They had it wrong their entire lives, never had it right, or they picked up the narrative somewhere along the way to suit their worldview.

That’s not going to stop happening. “Alternative Facts” is proof that some people never stop trying to block out the reality around them.

E: typo

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

- Pillip K. Dick

It seems that if there's enough people that believe in something, that reality hitting can be delayed quite some time. Something like the Idiocracy Effect, if you will.