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1. Alberto (moshpirit@quitter.es)'s status on Friday, 29-Jun-2018 15:17:14 UTC Alberto
   Conspiracy theories as maladaptive coping - https://mindhacks.com/2017/12/23/conspiracy-theories-as-maladaptive-coping/
   
   Belief in conspiracy theories appears to be driven by motives that can be characterized as epistemic (understanding one’s environment), existential (being safe and in control of one’s environment), and social (maintaining a positive image of the self and the social group).
   
   In their review they cover evidence showing that factors like uncertainty about the world, lack of control or social exclusion (factors affecting epistemic, existential and social motives respectively) are all associated with increased susceptibility to conspiracy theory beliefs.
   
   But also they show, paradoxically, that exposure to conspiracy theories doesn’t salve these needs.
   #science #conspiracies #conspiracy
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   • Aurochs (auroch@quitter.es)'s status on Friday, 29-Jun-2018 15:24:07 UTC Aurochs

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     @moshpirit Love it :-)
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   • Alberto (moshpirit@quitter.es)'s status on Friday, 29-Jun-2018 15:27:47 UTC Alberto

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     @auroch I'm glad you do ?