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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[-] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago

The Tesla truck is already there and just needs to be built at scale.

Full self driving has been fully achieved in 2017 and will reach end consumers next year (as claimed by Tesla every single year since then).

It is desirable that SpaceX rockets fail hard instead of succeeding in their missions.

Musk has truly mastered this principle and only now are people getting impatient. Most investors still regard him as too big to fail. Either Elon will be able to present sufficient success in the next few years or that bubble will burst very violently. He has almost used up the good will he has built up over years (earned our not).

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[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

the Hitler was an atheist seems pretty popular, also that Einstein was religious.

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 10 points 11 months ago

Trickle down theory

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

This does remind me of the standard conspiracy or creationist reversal, if something is said frequently enough it must be a lie. (except it only applies to their specific hangups)

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago

This sounds like a question from a homwork worksheet

[-] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

That immigration from the third world is good for every country except Israel.

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[-] JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

That there are no extreme right wing/nazi elements in both sides of the Ukranian conflict.

Since the Russians used the dishonest method or calling their war "denazification", a "useful lie" for both sides was to claim their armed forces and government were completely clean and it is the other side boasts swasticas.

The sad truth is that full blowm nazism permiates in armed forces of both sides, and that both government have some very strong right wing revisionism going on (Russia is worse than Ukraine on this matter, but Ukraine is also far worse than most other countries on the continent regarding this)

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[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

I don’t know … all of it 🤷

Seriously, our world and reality are complex enough that we make up ideas and theories that are useful but likely untrue in some way that isn’t negligible. But so in need of useful operating theories are we that we peddle and believe them.

Constantly questioning everything is way too tiring for a species that’s still very much in the survival mode or stage of evolution.

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