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They’re from Portland, Oregon you can’t make this shit up lol.

The Chinese text in the title translates as “brainwashed.” Top kek.

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[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 73 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

My friend's ex-wife went down the Youtube conspiracy rabbit hole and is now a Holocaust denier, thinks there are child slave colonies on Mars and stares into the sun because there's a conspiracy telling us not to do that and she's going to get to the bottom of it and unlock her super chakra. I think some people are just so thoroughly lacking in critical thinking skills that you can convince them of just about anything if you explain it in an authoritative manner.

[–] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 70 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I had friends try to come at me with con trails, fake moonlanding, bs. I just unloaded about all the real shit going on, why the fuck do you care about this bs, are you that cozy? Last week they mentioned they are basically communist.

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 51 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

honestly those old school conspiracies are almost endearing at this point compared to modern anti-vaccine, anti-woke and accusing everyone of pedophilia (except your own politicians) crap

moon landing one is fun to entertain as a bit.

[–] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 25 points 11 months ago

Very true. It was that they seemed to think that this was proof the government was lying. Too which my reaction was, oh really? (pulls out real spookums)

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

next week theyre gonna be fascists or something. brain is pudding

[–] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

To be fair the conspiracy conversation was years ago. But I did have you're initial reaction.

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] TheDialectic@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I dunno. I think life would be more fun if I thought I was one really good meditation session away from getting superpowers

[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

She wanted him to pay $2500 for a Reiki healing class where you just hover your hands over people and channel good vibes into them.