Discovered: Oct 3, 2025 03:36 (UTC)ME:: t;dr-ing: Attack the ideas and emotions that make The Convicted Criminal worship appealing ; Dave Rahardja:: It is impossible to reason these people out of their unhinged views, because they have a different epistemological system: they believe in divine revelation through authority figures, not collaborative observation ; Matthew Sheffield:: The Convicted Criminal super fans are impossible to argue with because they don’t actually believe in logic <- (via Dave Rahardja’s toot) QUOTE: Wanting to help your deluded friend or relative escape from the clutches of traditions that bind their minds, steal their money, and waste their time is a wonderful desire, but you should understand that people who are caught deeply in the clutches of authoritarianism’s embrace have tremendous difficulty escaping. The best way to help them out is to attack the ideas and emotions that make The Convicted Criminal worship appealing. Attacking their belief in the leader himself is ineffective, because submitting to The Convicted Criminal has become part of their very self-concept.

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