"By promoting conspiracy theories, narcissistic leaders can cause significant societal harm—be it discouraging political engagement, encouraging unhealthy beliefs and behaviors (e.g., the anti-vaccination movement), discrimination, or acts of violence."

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[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Why don't they relate conspiracy believers with skepticism?

The only explanation is the obvious one. This is intended to be insulting in order to discourage conspiracy theories. It is simply propaganda.

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It's more than that. In the Orwellian world of 2030, if your mind harbors "non-mainstream thoughts", studies such as these might be used to warrant putting you on strong psychiatric medications. It will come to that, if we let it. I promise.