Wes Regan

And so, yes, oftentimes having a community of belief, for example, with conspiracy theories and having people that will share things that continue to validate a worldview that you hold that might be inherently distrustful towards pharmaceuticals or government elites or whoever it might be.

And that could be a very good feeling to know that you're not alone in thinking that something is up here.

And there's these other forms of evidence, we'll say, quote unquote, that suggests that you're correcting those beliefs that these other people here believe it.

So surely you must be on to something.

And yeah, that could feel good.

I mean, that's kind of how it works, but what would be even more powerful is if you were in a social media bubble in which a bunch of other people were sharing affirming stories on their experiences with colloquial silver and sharing articles.

I picked such a weird example.

Yes, you did.

But you know what?

That's the internet, and it's full of really weird examples because human beings are weird by nature.

Right.

Definitely are interesting.

And so, yes, I mean, it's validating, it's community building, and it's reaffirming.

And we need those things, you know, as human beings.

They feel good.

It feels good to belong.

It feels good to think that you know something, especially if it's a hidden truth, a hidden knowledge, something that other people don't know that you and a few others have discovered.

You have access to special knowledge.

I do.

I mean, what I worry most about with AI is that we are going to turn to AI for all of our answers instead of turning to each other.