Thread by @davidfarrier

1/5: why deranged ideas are winning:

"the price of being a deranged conspiracy theorist used to be higher. conspiracy theorists themselves risked social ostracism. now the most famous conspiracy theorist in the world is the most powerful man in the world" webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourc…

2/5:
"promoting conspiracy theories doesn’t isolate you anymore. it pushes you into a welcoming community. when people can acquire power and find companionship despite professing counterfactual claims about the world, don’t be surprised when bullshit becomes more popular"

3/5:
good thing to point out to the qanon crowd:
"despite the fact they fancy themselves “researchers” & defenders of children, they’re useless. the person who helped uncover the facts about epstein that led to his 2nd arrest wasn’t the collective of qanon followers on twitter"

4/5:
"... it was @jkbjournalist, a traditional investigative journalist for the miami herald. despite their fantasy of being “citizen journalists,” a single MSM reporter did better work than every qanon follower combined when it comes to uncovering high powered corruption abuse"

5/5:
@travis_view:
"every single true believing qanon follower lacks the mental strength required to face the randomness & cruelty that are an inescapable part of being alive. latching onto qanon is an expression of weakness & lack of self control."

webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourc…