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[quote=Anonymous]I'd be equally annoyed and concerned, OP. I'd try to let them know that the world is as dark as your lens and that reading the conspiracy theories is detrimental to their health, but they are going to do what they want.

I think as they age, some people lose their discretion, and part of that is not questioning things... but the irony is that they THINK they are questioning things... so as they read these conspiracy blogs, they take it all in as truth and there is no one to question/fact check/debunk their reading selections so they think that is the actual world.

Though you could be the one to just hit reply with factual links, it does take energy and you just may not be invested enough to bother. I have a couple alarmist (but they think they are critical thinkers) friends/coworkers I do with with- I'm surprised they don't just automatically check things out on snopes, but I just send a link and they say thanks and move on to the next piece of nuttiness. It is chronic management and does not get better.

That racism crap though... I wouldn't leave them alone with my kids if that's the case.[/quote]

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