MissPiggyOnRollerSkates

MissPiggyOnRollerSkates wrote

I liked it in the 90s. I was a young teen discovering best case, the people in power didn't know what they were doing; worst case, they knew EXACTLY what they were doing. A futile existence ruled over by an incompetent boss and malevolent anthropomorphic animals made sense to me? But I haven't tried rereading the strips I liked back then. I suspect I wouldn't enjoy them anymore.

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MissPiggyOnRollerSkates OP wrote

That seems like a pretty common experience; you get a little into a relatively fun and harmless conspiracy like aliens or something, and eventually you keep going deeper into full fledged brainworms. I enjoy listening to debunk podcasts like Q Anon Anonymous, but sometimes I think it might not be healthy to take any interest in conspiracy theories whatsoever. Furthermore, the tragicomedy of witnessing people descend into complete madness is a real cry/laugh situation that also might not be great to marinate in, I admit. I do find the whole situation fascinating though.

My current theory is that "antisemitism is the socialism of fools" also explains just about every conspiracy theory.

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MissPiggyOnRollerSkates OP wrote

I tried to explain it to my mom since she was telling me about the family friend who's been posting about it, and it basically boiled down to "these people are crazy idk what to tell you." I listened to the TrueAnon episode about it, but it's been a while and I don't really remember the details. I guess I might invest more time if this becomes a thing in my family's social circle.

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MissPiggyOnRollerSkates OP wrote

Yeah, Q Anon going mainstream is definitely going to give more boomers brainworms. I've already talked to my mom about the madness of Q Anon so she'll be predisposed to consider it insane, and since she's typically more rational than my dad, I rely on on her to keep them both on the saner side of conservatism. Keeping my fingers crossed!

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