We are living in a perfect storm of lies, conspiracy theories, mass delusion and the amplification of same via social media. It's as if the internet and all of its tributaries were designed for this moment. A search on "mass delusions in history" generates links galore, going back hundreds of years, continuing to the 21st century. If you…
We are living in a perfect storm of lies, conspiracy theories, mass delusion and the amplification of same via social media. It's as if the internet and all of its tributaries were designed for this moment. A search on "mass delusions in history" generates links galore, going back hundreds of years, continuing to the 21st century. If you want to count the false messiahs who had many thousand more followers than Jesus ever did, the evidence goes further back than a mere few hundred years.
I imagine that those who study such phenomena will be be writing papers long into the future, and that the name Trump will rank near the top of the delusional pyramid. That's if the future comes to pass. What's the over/under on that?
We are living in a perfect storm of lies, conspiracy theories, mass delusion and the amplification of same via social media. It's as if the internet and all of its tributaries were designed for this moment. A search on "mass delusions in history" generates links galore, going back hundreds of years, continuing to the 21st century. If you want to count the false messiahs who had many thousand more followers than Jesus ever did, the evidence goes further back than a mere few hundred years.
I imagine that those who study such phenomena will be be writing papers long into the future, and that the name Trump will rank near the top of the delusional pyramid. That's if the future comes to pass. What's the over/under on that?
Mass delusions can be as infectious as any other disease. Think of it as mental black mold.