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Old 06-04-2023, 05:55 AM
 
Location: Northeastern US
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Yep, and same applies to conspiracy theorists... and a lot of belief system type things in life. People will do anything to not feel like the run of the mill losers that they are. They want to feel special, and, "in the know", and all that. And superior, or course.

And of course the old, "Hey, it just so happens the traditional religion of my parents and my local community, is the actual, exact and complete objective truth of the universe!", world view type logic, commonly applies.
At some point I realized that we're all special -- just like everyone else!
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Old 06-06-2023, 12:10 PM
 
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