You are right as well. Laziness, cowardice and seeking personal gain are all involved. I don't think all of them are making conscious choice though. Some - maybe, but probably not all of them.

It's not only about larger conspiracies and lies - they believe various stupid and obviously false trivia as well. It's like one day they read that drinking too much cofee is bad and they tell it to everyone. Week later they read that coffee is good for you and they parrot that as well. No critical thinking or pausing to reflect involved. They simply believe any information that comes from their designated source of authority. Blind trust and not looking into anything is their default mode of reasoning.

You are right as well. Laziness, cowardice and seeking personal gain are all involved. I don't think all of them are making conscious choice though. Some - maybe, but probably not all of them.

It's not only about larger conspiracies and lies - they believe various stupid and obviously false trivia as well. It's like one day they read that drinking too much cofee is bad and they tell it to everyone. Week later they read that coffee is good for you and they parrot that as well. No critical thinking or pausing to reflect involved. They simply trust it if it comes from their designated source of authority. Seems to me that blind trust and not looking into anything is their default mode of reasoning.