Why Are People Obsessed with Conspiracy Theories?
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I don’t get why people tend to fall for conspiracy theories. I am aware how fascinating it can be; how crazy people can become when they fall down the rabbit hole, but why do they allow themselves to get trapped?
I like to avoid conspiracy theories, whether it be political, science related, or supernatural. I don’t see the need to let myself fall for something like that. And I honestly don’t care to learn more about any of them.
Deep down, I’m scared of conspiracy theories.
I’m afraid of allowing myself to believe in any of them. Why would I want to delve deeper into a mystery that I obviously will never learn the full truth?
The last thing I need is going insane.
Like come on. I’m a horror fan. I’m happy with the imagination I already got stored in my head, I don’t need to add something that would crack my head open like a walnut.
I don’t need that crazy shit in my life.
Want to know how I learned I never wanted to involve myself in something like that?
I have my history teacher to thank in high school.
And it’s all because he had me write an essay based on a conspiracy theory about how the Stonehenge rock formation came to be.
Credit to 7 Things You Should Know About Stonehenge | HISTORY
I once participated in one of the best essay projects I was ever given in high school. My history teacher wanted the class to write an essay from the topic we would be given or pick, that is associated with a conspiracy theory.
I decided to go with the Stonehenge, because I thought the rock formation looked pretty cool.
I instantly regretted my choice.
My essay consisted of two theories that I learned online, and I had to prove why one of them was more true than the other. I had to prove why I thought a wizard was responsible for the rock formation, not aliens.
I’m not kidding.
I started to believe that a wizard named Merlin was the reason why the Stonehenge now exists. The prove I provided made me so dizzy. Merlin used his powers to set up the Stonehenge…I wish I remembered why he did that or how I learned about it, but I honestly don’t remember.
If you’re wondering why his name is Merlin, he is actually from the medieval tale of Camelot, the one where he befriends King Arthur.
To make matters even more crazy, people claimed that they found the ‘real graves’ of King Arther, his wife, and Merlin. They were all buried next to each other.
How the hell did I fall for something like this?
Maybe I was super stressed out, I was working on multiple final projects at the end of my 10th year in high school after all. I even started telling my family about it, and they were amazed by what I had learned. When I think back on that, I’m 100% sure they were playing along with my young self.
Perhaps they felt bad for my dumb brain, and they wanted to pretend they were impressed by the ‘great history’ I had discovered.
Once I snapped out my of conspiracy phase, I realized at that moment how people fall into the conspiracy theory trap. I told myself I never wanted to land back in that black hole again.
It’s scary…and the worst part, is how easy it is to fall into that trickery.
Who cares if Bigfoot is real, or if the Earth is flat?
We should be happy to even live on planet Earth, and we should ignore all crazy conspiracy theories that will threaten to dismantle our brain cells.
Ignorance is bliss…right?
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