07-20-2020, 03:24 PM
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linguistic ninja
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Location: Vancouver, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by inv4zn
There's an actual term for this phenomenon - although the actual name eludes me - it theorizes uneducated (ie. stupid) people have a far likelihood of believing one or more conspiracy theories because in their minds, they can finally be 'smarter' than the rest of society because only they can see the actual truth. smh.
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It's called the Dunning–Kruger effect
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