"Science fantasy" was coined to discern between "hard sci-fi" (The Martian) and make believe (Star Wars), right?
How about:
Conspiracy -
- fact: stuff we know, like nicotine and climate crisis
- theory: likely but as yet "unproven", like a RICO case going to trial.
- fantasy: ancient civilizations, flat earth, X-Files, QAnon, etc.
- bullshit/lies: stuff we know is bullshit, like Holocaust denial
- mystery: we just don't know (yet?), like maybe Havana Syndrome
Acknowledging that "conspiracy theory" was coined to (successfully) cast "conspiracy fact" as "conspiracy bullshit". Like COINTELPRO.
Acknowledging that misuse and abuse of terms is the norm. Like how "hackers" morphed from tinkerers and inventors to criminals.
But at least when I say something is "conspiracy bullshit", my people will know what kind of conspiracy I'm talking about, without further explanation.
"Science fantasy" was coined to discern between "hard sci-fi" (The Martian) and make believe (Star Wars), right?
How about:
Conspiracy -
- fact: stuff we know, like nicotine and climate crisis
- theory: likely but as yet "unproven", like a RICO case going to trial.
- fantasy: ancient civilizations, flat earth, X-Files, QAnon, etc.
- bullshit/lies: stuff we know is bullshit, like Holocaust denial
- mystery: we just don't know (yet?), like maybe Havana Syndrome
Acknowledging that "conspiracy theory" was coined to (successfully) cast "conspiracy fact" as "conspiracy bullshit". Like COINTELPRO.
Acknowledging that misuse and abuse of terms is the norm. Like how "hackers" morphed from tinkerers and inventors to criminals.
But at least when I say something is "conspiracy bullshit", my people will know what kind of conspiracy I'm talking about, without further explanation.