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I know what you mean. Confirmation bias is real. Critical thinking isn't as easy as picking a new information tit to suckle. I've seen it with right wingers and Covid where they don't trust the feds or the corporate pharma block but they they DO trust some dude on TikTok. Real skepticism isn't political or emotional.
If you don't believe any conspiracy theories you are probably delusional. If you believe every one you hear you are probably delusional. If you only believe those that paint those you disagree with in a bad light you are really delusional.
I would add that plenty on SN fall into this trap of seeing a boogie man behind every bush. You could be write in any case but we need to understand and be comfortable with not knowing. Everything can't be proven. That's OK.
I have the opposite reaction, quite often. When a story so closely conforms to my expectations, I think "No way that's what happened. It's too perfect." Oftentimes, though, that is what happened.
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That's interesting. I wonder why?
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I believe reality to be messy and confusing and weird. So, when it's neat and tidy and exactly as I'd imagine it, I expect something to be missing from the story.
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Makes sense.
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