- Once mirror world influencers start talking about an issue, we don’t even want to acknowledge it anymore because we don’t want to validate conspiracy theories. - We’re leaving important issues on the table and letting them co-opt actual concerns. - This lets them take advantage of [[{3.1b} data voids are gaps in information online|data voids]] and [[{4.3b4} knowledge helps inoculate you against bad claims| knowledge gaps]] while [[{3.1b1b} disinformation works because it plays on our existing biases|playing on our existing biases]]. - [[2026-08-03]] it also just feels really futile. - [[{3.2a} we don't just disagree on the shape of reality, we disagree on who is in reality]] – and we’re processing information through opposing [[{3.1b1a2} media literacy will not bridge epistemological gaps|epistemologies]]. - you can’t argue with or rebut conspiratorial thinking because we’re coming from such vastly different starting points.