Psychology knows the answer: "The need for uniqueness" (very often present in those left behind from society - for a multitude of reasons) Imhoff and Lamberty (2017): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Too special to be duped: Need for uniqueness motivates conspiracy beliefsAdding to the growing literature on the antecedents of conspiracy beliefs, this paper argues that a small part in motivating the endorsement of such seemingly irrational beliefs is the desire to stic...onlinelibrary.wiley.comÖzden TerliWarum wollen Menschen die physikalische Realität nicht akzeptieren und glauben es besser zu wissen - obwohl das gar nicht geht? #Klimaignoranz tötet