▲ 269 ▼ ‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by GreeNRG@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rammer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) "We are nine meals away from anarchy" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Also relevant: "Always shoot the messenger first." :) If news unsettles a person, and there's a cognitive dissonance upon processing their world model ("everything OK with climate") and sensory input ("another big freaking hurricane") then if the person isn't a model of rational thought and already has a fad for conspiracies... ...one might find it easier to add another conspiracy theory to one's collection, as opposed to harder steps like refreshing one's model of how the world functions. :o permalink fedilink source parent
[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Also relevant: "Always shoot the messenger first." :) If news unsettles a person, and there's a cognitive dissonance upon processing their world model ("everything OK with climate") and sensory input ("another big freaking hurricane") then if the person isn't a model of rational thought and already has a fad for conspiracies... ...one might find it easier to add another conspiracy theory to one's collection, as opposed to harder steps like refreshing one's model of how the world functions. :o permalink fedilink source parent