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Stopping The Spread Of Nonsense.
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We have crested atop the fabrication and falsehood epoch. Trump did his bestial worst to turn the nation into a large lying sack of horse spit. Thankfully, the spreader of poo, and his spew crew, has died down to a mere slow, floundering burn of sickness, stupid, and speciousness. Therefore, I am able to finally turn my energies toward assessing the damage, and figuring out the way forward.
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My research is not completely thorough on all the proposed government actions, internet applications, or general theories of how to reduce conspiracies and other attacks on logic, science, and facts. Nor have I found out how to prevent the violence against people and the environment falsehoods can elicit. However, I have read enough to know we do not currently have an implementable, all encompassing conspiracy-removing solution that still allows all other civil communication to occur.
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That said, there are three key pillars I see supporting these bogus conspiracies that seem to be Sisyphean to thoroughly dislodge and topple. They are the substantial variability of the aggressors and their aggressions, the consistency of their pursuits, and the emotional heft they bring to each matter. Tapping into emotions is the reason a lot of communication works, some for good, some for bad. Easily igniting, and reviving emotions, engenders and boosts the capacity for consistency. Variability comes into play in two main forms, one is the “disputed” topic itself; the other, who is, or was, initially behind or pushing this aggression.
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The initial person behind the concept may have also been an aggressor, or merely the originator, as in a historical figure, or someone not directly associated with any aggressive actions. Stepping back from the technical problems and looking at the general parameters can help to divine more successful responses. Though there may be other examples of the view from a 30,000 feet technique, each new take can provide other insights.
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It makes sense to diagram at least one current topic to get a better understanding of how to uncover insights using this technique. What I will call Trump’s COVID-19 hoax, is probably the best of the worst to place in the big Petri…
