Why Are Conspiracy Theories So Infectious And Difficult To Dislodge?

Jeff Fox
12 min readAug 20, 2021

Spoiler : It’s about trying to escape feeling powerless.

Our deeply rooted and hard-wired survival instinct keeps us perpetually alert for potential threats. We are predisposed to view the world first in terms of possible dangers and any perceived threat will immediately dominate our attention. Powerlessness is one of the most terrible feelings…

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Jeff Fox

A professional dancer, choreographer, theatre creator, and featured TEDx speaker with an honours degree in psychology, two black belts, and a lap-top.