Kelly Weill

Absolutely. I think we also underestimate how much these conspiracy theories had saturated the right-wing media ecosystem long before we were really reporting on them. Figures like Alex Jones are certainly considered fringe, but he had a really big reach. I think, again, it's a little underestimated how central these conspiracy theories were

in allowing folks on the right to rationalize losses, rationalize Barack Obama's victories. So these are beliefs that people are holding onto very strongly, and they only needed an authority figure like Trump to really legitimize them and make them part of the allowable discourse.

in allowing folks on the right to rationalize losses, rationalize Barack Obama's victories. So these are beliefs that people are holding onto very strongly, and they only needed an authority figure like Trump to really legitimize them and make them part of the allowable discourse.

in allowing folks on the right to rationalize losses, rationalize Barack Obama's victories. So these are beliefs that people are holding onto very strongly, and they only needed an authority figure like Trump to really legitimize them and make them part of the allowable discourse.

Well, I think, I mean, these are some of the things that are most central to our well-being. They're always at the front of our mind, our health, our bodies. I think a lot of maybe woo-woo wellness used to be really the domain of the left. But there were still kernels of it that I think really aligned well with conspiracy thinking. There was always a mistrust of authority.

Well, I think, I mean, these are some of the things that are most central to our well-being. They're always at the front of our mind, our health, our bodies. I think a lot of maybe woo-woo wellness used to be really the domain of the left. But there were still kernels of it that I think really aligned well with conspiracy thinking. There was always a mistrust of authority.

Well, I think, I mean, these are some of the things that are most central to our well-being. They're always at the front of our mind, our health, our bodies. I think a lot of maybe woo-woo wellness used to be really the domain of the left. But there were still kernels of it that I think really aligned well with conspiracy thinking. There was always a mistrust of authority.

There was always the sense that you know better than maybe your doctor does. And certainly, we should advocate people to be skeptical and to be critical thinkers about their health. But I think with the more mainstreaming of conspiracy, these more crunchy granola beliefs really became part of the streamlined anti-vax movement.

There was always the sense that you know better than maybe your doctor does. And certainly, we should advocate people to be skeptical and to be critical thinkers about their health. But I think with the more mainstreaming of conspiracy, these more crunchy granola beliefs really became part of the streamlined anti-vax movement.

There was always the sense that you know better than maybe your doctor does. And certainly, we should advocate people to be skeptical and to be critical thinkers about their health. But I think with the more mainstreaming of conspiracy, these more crunchy granola beliefs really became part of the streamlined anti-vax movement.

They were suddenly able to attach their beliefs onto right-wing grievance in a way that the left wasn't quite able to capitalize on. Yeah.

They were suddenly able to attach their beliefs onto right-wing grievance in a way that the left wasn't quite able to capitalize on. Yeah.

They were suddenly able to attach their beliefs onto right-wing grievance in a way that the left wasn't quite able to capitalize on. Yeah.

Hmm. One piece of advice that I got from an expert is she said that, you know, a certain level of skepticism is healthy. It's normal. I think we don't all want to be gullible rubes. But she had this idea of what she called operating in the gray, understanding that there are things that are going to be out of your control. There are going to be lingering doubts in your life and that those are okay.

Hmm. One piece of advice that I got from an expert is she said that, you know, a certain level of skepticism is healthy. It's normal. I think we don't all want to be gullible rubes. But she had this idea of what she called operating in the gray, understanding that there are things that are going to be out of your control. There are going to be lingering doubts in your life and that those are okay.

Hmm. One piece of advice that I got from an expert is she said that, you know, a certain level of skepticism is healthy. It's normal. I think we don't all want to be gullible rubes. But she had this idea of what she called operating in the gray, understanding that there are things that are going to be out of your control. There are going to be lingering doubts in your life and that those are okay.

Those are healthy, but they don't have to rule your life either. And so allowing some comfort with the unknown, and that can be way scarier than I think we tend to accept. But giving yourself some space, giving yourself some acceptance, and honestly, some lack of control. It's hard, but it's, I think, ultimately healthy.

Those are healthy, but they don't have to rule your life either. And so allowing some comfort with the unknown, and that can be way scarier than I think we tend to accept. But giving yourself some space, giving yourself some acceptance, and honestly, some lack of control. It's hard, but it's, I think, ultimately healthy.

Those are healthy, but they don't have to rule your life either. And so allowing some comfort with the unknown, and that can be way scarier than I think we tend to accept. But giving yourself some space, giving yourself some acceptance, and honestly, some lack of control. It's hard, but it's, I think, ultimately healthy.

Okay. Here's the thing. It's like... If they live underwater, I'm calling them earthlings. I don't care if they're like a few thousand years. Those are my neighbors. That is my neighbor in the Mariana Trench. Final answer.