compostgoblin@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoI sometimes wish I were that dumbimagemessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1imageI sometimes wish I were that dumbcompostgoblin@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square84linkfedilink
minus-squareSergio@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·9 months ago comforting That’s the key word. The promises of greatness don’t actually have to be delivered. You can be in the midst of a pandemic and/or collapsing economy. As long as you have the comforting myth.
minus-squareResonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoSame idea behind conspiracy theories. Uncertainty is scary. Instead of feeling that fear (and turning to a project like science), any imagination that explains the unknown will work.
That’s the key word. The promises of greatness don’t actually have to be delivered. You can be in the midst of a pandemic and/or collapsing economy. As long as you have the comforting myth.
Same idea behind conspiracy theories.
Uncertainty is scary. Instead of feeling that fear (and turning to a project like science), any imagination that explains the unknown will work.