Probably... I mean sure, there are still conflicts going on in the Middle East and Africa, but world wars and mass genocides have definitely declined. National crime has probably been declining, despite what one might think from watching the news. There is such a widespread push towards peaceful reconciliation in and between nations. Alot of positive change on many fronts.
And yeah, haha! As much as the paranoid conspiracy theorist Americans think the government is trying to setup another holocaust by first taking away their guns, isn’t there something like 10,000 deaths per year due to guns in the US - and look at Australia’s rates when they outlawed guns.
So yeah, interesting times these are...
Isn't this the part we all say, "Oh because bad news sell better?"
Conspiracy theories are chocked full of confirmation bias. They just want unhappy and unsatisfied people to think, "This so true!" when the truth is their life sucks.
YEP.
I'd counter-argue this point. The whole "they" approach is kinda flawed, itself a form of cognitive bias in trying to pinpoint blame on someone "out there."
I think such a theory (itself) gives far overestimates the intelligence of man to plan out such intentions, when its much more likely the bullshit is just an unintentional propagation of ignorance and consequences of distorted communication, like the kids' "telephone" game where the news is completely different by the time it gets to the end of the line.
Of course, I could be wrong. There are definitely alot of layers to it...