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https://theconversation.com/why-do-educated-people-fall-for-conspiracy-theories-it-could-be-narcissism-270169>
"If there are two things the internet loves talking about, it’s conspiracy
theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist.
Misinformation and conspiratorial thinking are long-running concerns, while
narcissism has become TikTok’s favourite armchair diagnosis.
Research shows the two concepts, though seemingly separate, may actually be
closely linked.
In my new research published in the
Journal of Personality and Individual
Differences, more than 600 people completed surveys, and the findings show
higher scores on measures of narcissism were linked to belief in conspiracy
theories and misinformation.
Importantly, this result held true regardless of how educated the participants
were."
Via Cass.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
