Lindsey Weber
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
What do you say, Mike? I think statistically, given the size and age of the universe, it seems pretty likely that life has existed somewhere at some point. Now, does that mean they're here and flying around and dueling it with F-16s? Seems unlikely, but you never know.
What do you say, Mike? I think statistically, given the size and age of the universe, it seems pretty likely that life has existed somewhere at some point. Now, does that mean they're here and flying around and dueling it with F-16s? Seems unlikely, but you never know.
Sure. Conspiracy theories offer a sense of certainty in a very uncertain and very random world. When you believe that there is a dark cabal plotting in the shadows to personally ruin your life, it explains a lot of things. It explains why maybe you couldn't get ahead in business. It explains maybe why you got sick or maybe why you got saddled with a medical debt you can't pay.
Sure. Conspiracy theories offer a sense of certainty in a very uncertain and very random world. When you believe that there is a dark cabal plotting in the shadows to personally ruin your life, it explains a lot of things. It explains why maybe you couldn't get ahead in business. It explains maybe why you got sick or maybe why you got saddled with a medical debt you can't pay.
Sure. Conspiracy theories offer a sense of certainty in a very uncertain and very random world. When you believe that there is a dark cabal plotting in the shadows to personally ruin your life, it explains a lot of things. It explains why maybe you couldn't get ahead in business. It explains maybe why you got sick or maybe why you got saddled with a medical debt you can't pay.
We were very uncomfortable sitting in the answer, I don't know.
We were very uncomfortable sitting in the answer, I don't know.
We were very uncomfortable sitting in the answer, I don't know.
Yeah, it really does. And I think that's why we saw so much conspiracism blooming during lockdown, when suddenly the entire country, the entire planet was confronted with this catastrophic event that forced all of us into our own very private communities, sometimes just our own house with nobody to talk to and nothing to do.
Yeah, it really does. And I think that's why we saw so much conspiracism blooming during lockdown, when suddenly the entire country, the entire planet was confronted with this catastrophic event that forced all of us into our own very private communities, sometimes just our own house with nobody to talk to and nothing to do.
Yeah, it really does. And I think that's why we saw so much conspiracism blooming during lockdown, when suddenly the entire country, the entire planet was confronted with this catastrophic event that forced all of us into our own very private communities, sometimes just our own house with nobody to talk to and nothing to do.
And they went looking for explanations, and some found them in the worst possible places. Hmm.
And they went looking for explanations, and some found them in the worst possible places. Hmm.
And they went looking for explanations, and some found them in the worst possible places. Hmm.
Hillary Clinton really was sort of the perfect opponent for him because Trump was able to pick up a baton that a previous generation of cranks and conspiracy theorists had already left for him. The early 90s were absolutely consumed by an industry of Clinton conspiracy theories. You had Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Vince Foster, cattle futures, all of these countless things that โ
Hillary Clinton really was sort of the perfect opponent for him because Trump was able to pick up a baton that a previous generation of cranks and conspiracy theorists had already left for him. The early 90s were absolutely consumed by an industry of Clinton conspiracy theories. You had Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Vince Foster, cattle futures, all of these countless things that โ
Hillary Clinton really was sort of the perfect opponent for him because Trump was able to pick up a baton that a previous generation of cranks and conspiracy theorists had already left for him. The early 90s were absolutely consumed by an industry of Clinton conspiracy theories. You had Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Vince Foster, cattle futures, all of these countless things that โ
seemed crazy to people on the left. But for people like Rush Limbaugh and the growing right wing talk radio industry, the very earliest embers of the internet, this was a huge driver of commerce and culture. So Trump really was just stepping into a role that had already been laid out for him.
seemed crazy to people on the left. But for people like Rush Limbaugh and the growing right wing talk radio industry, the very earliest embers of the internet, this was a huge driver of commerce and culture. So Trump really was just stepping into a role that had already been laid out for him.
seemed crazy to people on the left. But for people like Rush Limbaugh and the growing right wing talk radio industry, the very earliest embers of the internet, this was a huge driver of commerce and culture. So Trump really was just stepping into a role that had already been laid out for him.