Comments on: The Economics of Conspiracies http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david ben ariel http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-1105980 david ben ariel Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:23:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-1105980 Learn the truth about chamish here: http://web.archive.org/web/20060824084139/http://www.barry-chamish.com/ Learn the truth about chamish here:

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]]> By: Sean Goss http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-470651 Sean Goss Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:32:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-470651 Dont begrudge people who wants to make money out of conspiracies. Read what they write. Why dont the assholes that they attack in their books, sue them if they talking/writing shit? Are They perhaps on to something? Dont begrudge people who wants to make money out of conspiracies. Read what they write. Why dont the assholes that they attack in their books, sue them if they talking/writing shit? Are They perhaps on to something?

]]> By: There is Nothing Like a Good Conspiracy : The Blog Herald http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-267979 There is Nothing Like a Good Conspiracy : The Blog Herald Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:14:18 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-267979 [...] big business, which I’ll cover in the next article in this [...] [...] big business, which I’ll cover in the next article in this [...]

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-262863 Lorelle VanFossen Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:57:25 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-262863 @<a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-262496" rel="nofollow">ian in hamburg</a>: LOL. That proves you right, but it rarely convinces the one arguing the "facts". Holocaust deniers are an example. There is tons of witnesses, evidence, pictures, the records the Germans proudly and meticulously kept, and yet people still claim to believe it was a conspiracy and didn't happen. Even though with powerful telescopes, we can see the remains of the lunar landings, still people believe it was faked. That's the entertainment value of conspiracy theories. With enough "facts" wrapped together and connected, whether real or imagined, people will believe anything is there is enough doubt and entertainment value. "What if" is a game continued to be played by children around the world, future conspiracy believers. :D And money is to be made! Look at Robert Ludlum and the Bourne movie series that's raking in the bucks and helping Matt Damon become the sexiest man around. Brown's Da Vinci Code. Big bucks. And blogs are cashing in on the fascination with conspiracies. @ian in hamburg:

LOL. That proves you right, but it rarely convinces the one arguing the “facts”. Holocaust deniers are an example. There is tons of witnesses, evidence, pictures, the records the Germans proudly and meticulously kept, and yet people still claim to believe it was a conspiracy and didn’t happen. Even though with powerful telescopes, we can see the remains of the lunar landings, still people believe it was faked.

That’s the entertainment value of conspiracy theories. With enough “facts” wrapped together and connected, whether real or imagined, people will believe anything is there is enough doubt and entertainment value. “What if” is a game continued to be played by children around the world, future conspiracy believers. :D

And money is to be made! Look at Robert Ludlum and the Bourne movie series that’s raking in the bucks and helping Matt Damon become the sexiest man around. Brown’s Da Vinci Code. Big bucks. And blogs are cashing in on the fascination with conspiracies.

]]> By: ian in hamburg http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-262496 ian in hamburg Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:19:10 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-262496 People concoct conspiracy theories because they are trying to make sense out of what doesn't make sense to them. The best argument I can make against them is: how many people are involved? How many people do you have to keep quiet? Why does nobody ever blow the whistle? Are they all dead? People concoct conspiracy theories because they are trying to make sense out of what doesn’t make sense to them. The best argument I can make against them is: how many people are involved? How many people do you have to keep quiet? Why does nobody ever blow the whistle? Are they all dead?

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-262240 Chris Garrett Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:18:27 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/22/the-economics-of-conspiracies/#comment-262240 Conspiracies can be fun entertainment, it is a lot like what people get out of scary movies. You would think people wouldn't pay to be frightened but people do and in droves. Some people like David Icke pack out lecture halls with some seriously frightening ideas (British Royals are lizard-men, anyone?) and people lap it up. Do you think the growth of the conspiracy market is partly due to societies crumbling faith in governments and organized religions? People seem to be becoming ever-more suspicious and distrusting. Conspiracies can be fun entertainment, it is a lot like what people get out of scary movies. You would think people wouldn’t pay to be frightened but people do and in droves.

Some people like David Icke pack out lecture halls with some seriously frightening ideas (British Royals are lizard-men, anyone?) and people lap it up.

Do you think the growth of the conspiracy market is partly due to societies crumbling faith in governments and organized religions? People seem to be becoming ever-more suspicious and distrusting.

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