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  1. Aug 2024
    1. The South Florida influencers, for instance, heard a rumor circulating that the government had put microchips in the coronavirus vaccine so it could track people.

      Notice that many fake news stories begin from a place of fear. This fear hijacks our brains and triggers fight or flight options in our system I circuitry and actively prevent the use of the rational parts of system II which would quickly reveal problems in the information.

  2. Sep 2023
  3. Feb 2023
    1. many experience a freeze response (fear and inability to act), or indeed a flight response - avoiding the problem altogether.While it can feel counter-intuitive, meeting climate dismissives with compassion can go a long way and help them break free from denial.
      • many experience a = freeze response (fear and inability to act), or indeed a = flight response
      • avoiding the problem altogether.
      • While it can feel counter-intuitive, meeting climate dismissives with = compassion can go a long way and help them break free from denial.
  4. May 2020