• @randomname01@feddit.nl
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    121 year ago

    Any deviation from the current norm inevitably ends up in conspiracy theories, most likely because it’s one of the most effective ways to avoid or delay change - aka enable the billionaire class to make as much money as long as possible.

    Think about 15 minute cities, eating insects, covid vaccinations, eating soy, trans people existing, …

    A lot of people are fundamentally afraid of change (or, more accurately, want everything to just remain normal), which the capital class gladly abuses to further their own interests.

    • bbbhltzOP
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      71 year ago

      Think about 15 minute cities, eating insects, covid vaccinations, eating soy, trans people existing, …

      My MIL is “anti” all of those things, as well as anti-EV. She also believed for a week or so that the situation in Ukraine was a hoax.

      A lot of people are fundamentally afraid of change

      For real. I ate insects for the first time many years ago when Ynsect launched. A wonderfully crunchy snack. They gave me the whole 1kg bag because I was the only person who tried them.

      • @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org
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        1 year ago

        I don’t fully understand transgenderism. Doesn’t mean I’m afraid of it. It’s a thing that happens to some people. 🤷‍♂️

        So, I don’t know if fear of the unknown is an adequate explanation. I think people are being taught to fear these things; told that these things will hurt them