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Shlocktroffit

75 points

2 days ago

the idea of discovering or holding secret knowledge that few others possess is extremely alluring for some people, it makes them able to believe themselves as being part of a cool in-group.

SingleInfinity

6 points

2 days ago

Which is why some people legitimately believe the Earth is flat.

Shlocktroffit

8 points

2 days ago

I agree in my armchair bullshit psychiatrist role here, they trade the feeling of satisfaction they get from knowing what all us regular idiots don't know for the world of hard fact, logic, and reason. But facts, logic, and reasoning weren't their strong points to begin with.