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minus-squareSergio@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·1 day 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-up3·10 hours 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.