When conspiracy theories threaten friendships | Wes Regan | TEDxSurreySalon
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Wes Regan recounts conflict over conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to insights on empathy and discourse. He delves into understanding why people believe in conspiracies and proposes focusing on shared emotions rather than facts to bridge divides. Drawing from personal experiences, he advocates for embracing dialogic and facilitative practices like "deep democracy" to address polarization fueled by misinformation. The talk encourages viewers to acknowledge the emotions and feelings behind conspiracy beliefs and offers a method called "distillation" to engage in constructive conversations. Ultimately, it emphasizes the importance of understanding and accepting differing perspectives to preserve democracy and foster meaningful dialogue amidst societal tensions.
Wes has worked in urban planning and public health since 2009. During the COVID-19 pandemic he experienced and observed how misinformation and conspiracy theory beliefs were undermining the response to the pandemic. This led him to devote his Ph.D. research to examining the impacts social media, digital misinformation, and conspiracism are having on public policy discourse and formation today. In 2023 he was the recipient of the Bombardier Sustainable Transportation Fellowship and awarded a coveted placement in the UBC Public Scholars Initiative. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Geez take a moment to actually watch the vid b4 commenting. Really shows how popular ignorance is. Great talk Wes!!
Oh these comments are about to absolutely COOK 😂
if youre NOT a conspiracy theorist, youre part of the problem
done be a sheeple.
ad hominem attacks, are not valid arguments.
Big difference between believing every conspiracy theory you hear and being a critical thinker. Most conspiracy theorists are also “sheep” for this reason.
What happens when they become true? Clairvoyance or manifestation? Especially when the signs are obvious 🙄😒
"Just use your feelings! Its science!!"
Praise God for giving us a brain to think and 👀 to see and ears to hear and a conscience to know the truth.
And our own critical thinking skills not to inject an experimental drug.
Amen🙏🏼🐍
These days, the difference between conspiracy theory and the truth is about 6 months.
or in the case of a global rehearsal of imprisonment, 2 years and then the 6 months
True, reality continues and every six months a new media conspiracy trends to keep folks distracted from developing critical thinking and personal responsibility or doing anything tangible towards systemic change
Your feelings don't care for facts
The comments are showing that y’all did not watch the entire video 💀.
Nobody should. They point of this is to confuse you. Feelings over facts is brainwashing.
FED Talks are getting more and more pathetic.
TED went from "ideas to spur advancement and innovation" to "ideas that only support the orthodoxy of the system and its narrative".
This one not so much but generally I agree
Unfortunately many conspiracy theories have been actual truth so this talk would have been better titled 'How to agree to disagree'
Name 3
@@greg8938 MK Ultra, Operation Northwoods, and the attack on the USS Liberty.
Yeah... Turns out the word conspiracy actually is synonymous with the word truth.
No, its origins hearken back to the 1800s and always meant a paranoid belief based on no evidence and often borne out of prejudices and errant pattern-seeking.
Conspiracy theorists are only “conspiracy theorists” when they say things you don’t like.
What has worked for me is just plain waiting till its proven to be true, and it usually is.
What are you talking about? What was proven to be true? Explain yourself.
@@dannyvulich That all the claims of people needing to get the shot were wrong.
@@MrSnivvel actually no they weren’t
@@dannyvulich Yes they were, they went from stating it would give "total immunity" to "you might not feel as bad when you get it". That's a massive change in tune about getting the shot. Your science failed you, no matter how strong your faith in it was.
@@MrSnivvel no matter how much you complain getting the shot was helpful and in a pandemic situation you can’t expect perfection in the early stages but all the vaccine was a positive thing
Once the person undertands their anxieties, it helps them seek answers. Once they know facts, it helps resolve anxieties. Emotions govern every conversation in some way. Nice talk.
Maybe start reading and believing them too.
Just straight up believe in them and don't question them? 😂
Wow first time I’ve been offered a new perspective! I am so sad to hear sacrificed a friendship to conspiracy theory! Finally a way to try to reach out and rebuild. Terrific TED talk. Original.
@@eddieruddock7014Do your own research. The information is out there on credible websites. In the case of the jab - CDC, WHO, FDA. They all admit now the mrna gene therapy is harmful. It was declared this week - it is not a vaccine. Many ppl trusted and were duped. When they offer bribery to get you to do it - free Krispy Kreme, McD's Cheeseburger and fries or in many cases employers offered cash incentives to do it (Jewel Foods and others,) you've got to wonder what's up.
@@eddieruddock7014OP did mention doing some reading.... perhaps you should try it sometime? 😄
@@eddieruddock7014 question everything, always, but regarding covid "conspiracies" were more right than wrong
This is exactly the perspective we need from leaders and communities to understand and implement, empathy and understanding for each other is what injects connection,care and trust in our communities that we lack so much now a days
What a JOKE !
Notice how the vast majority of comments here are from 'conspiracy theorists'. Not only does this high volume of 'conspiracy theorists' listening to someone arguing against them prove Wes wrong about "conspiracy theorists being stuck in their echo chambers", but it also demonstrates that 'the conspiracy theorists' seem to be the only ones to care.
Nobody believes your Antrax story.
I could tell immediately by this man self-aggrandizing he would be spewing nonsense. 😄
If you’re not a conspiracy observer by now, you’re just not paying attention
We’re all conspiracy observers. Your comment makes no sense.
@@dannyvulich They aren't theories if they come through, and sooo many have.
Mk ultra was the first one, then it came out that it was true. The c19 vaccine was another, then they came out and said it can cause clots like they said. Take everything with a grain of salt, but don't write everything off just yet
@@dannyvulich youre on every comment. Sad
What I want to know is why some of the jabbed are dying/others aren't. It's an interesting question to ponder 🤔.
If you're still a conspiracy media dependent and not aware of the irony, you're just not capable of critical thinking or personal responsibility
Because... your sources were wrong...and your pride kept you from recognizing the facts when they became clear.
Like the COVID vaccine pushing humans?
And your sources are right? Yeah, I see.
Are you Mac? lol
I feel like this will cause the conspiracy theorists to not trust you
Sounds like this guys feelings can’t handle the truth. He didn’t back up this talk with any evidence, people should be using his advice on him!! 😅😅
Thats what they said in 2020 and we were proven right ✅️ 😏
What were you proven right about exactly? Explain yourself.
@@dannyvulich no point explaining here where yt censors everything
@@sycofya1677 no I think you’re just crazy. FOH.
@@sycofya1677 absolutely not.
@@dannyvulich youre on every comment screaming for attention. Keep crying
One of the symptoms of being a conspiracy theorist is having no symptoms
Well said! 💯
Sean, I knew many who passed from covid and never were vaccinated, more than those that were vaccinated. Stop the nonsense.
just here for the comments - this talk already isn't aging well roflmao
Yall are missing the point. Lead with empathy and understanding of each other's feelings, even when you cant agree on the facts. In this conversation, it doesnt matter who is correct.
WRONG... it matters so much your life depends on it and we need your undivided attention if we want to prevent further trauma and death.
@@gan5045 i said a IN THIS CONVERSATION, it doesn't matter who is correct. This was about connection and not loosing that to differing opinions. You can even say it's about respecting each others feelings and finding common ground in them. Determining what is right and wrong is a DIFFERENT conversation held at a DIFFERENT time. Nothing wrong with that. But thats not what the TedTalk was about.
Not so my friend. Facts change from time to time and from one person to another; it is relative. Facts can be manipulated to appear as truth; TRUTH however, remains consistent! His argument is not about listening to the otherside; its biased, unbalanced and now has been proven wrong! Let's not shy away from the injustice that was forced upon mankind!
Oh, it does.
It doesn't matter who is correct because conspiracy media dependence has nothing to do with truth but simply following trends
TED Talk - cope edition
How about admitting they were right? That works too
Classic always say yes to the crazy
@@YolanITA crazy is refusing to look at the evidence.
😮
Its not a theory when the conspiracy
Is open and public
The proof to everything that doesn’t have proof…is all out there. ? What?
The definition of a conspiracy theory is it MUST NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP. How people can argue for something that has no reliable evidence is shocking. But they’re acting on real feelings, I get it.
@@davidenglish5587 The definition of conspiracy is something planned in secret, not that there's no evidence for it.
This comes up as Fauci gets sued for lying 😂
Some republican lawmakers from Florida put Fauci on trial to blame him for covering up Covid investigations.
He never said that the chance of a lab accident is a conspiracy. And during the trials it has been made clear that he did nothing of the stuff that he is blamed for, to those who follow the unbiased news at least like Reuters.
So please would you kindly elaborate when Fauci lied?
More TedXTalks crapola.
Wow. This is laughable...but not surprising
I love how he doesn't go into detail about any of the conspiracy theories that upset him........Probably because the majority of those theories have been proven correct.
That wasn’t the point of his talk.
I’m completely on his wave length as i have a friend who has also fell for all these silly theories.
If it’s been proven correct, then it’s no longer a theory…
Strange, that ALL the "THEORIES" turn out to be TRUE
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How to tell a subservient citizen, that politicians might not always work on behalf of the citizens.
Start with their feelings.
wait why is the Government? Don't we know yet who holds the real power? Stop playing their games! As a citizen did, the same as the government did, so stop replacing the responsibilities and look around !
Have them watch "The Jones Plantation" movie.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist but a spoiler alert expert
This guy is the epitome of an ostrich with his head in the sand
This didn’t age well
Thank you, Wes, for providing a different, positive approach to this difficult issue which is so prevalent today.
So many conspiracies keep coming up factual though... Almosg as if conspiring and doing backdoor closed door deals is a very human thing....
Because y’all were wrong. Everyone can see it now. Some of us knew from the beginning. Conspiracies are real and if you can’t see that by now, you never will.
I’ll pray for you and our planet.
Conspiracies are real, but often not the ones conspiracy theorist yap about
Maybe try doing something more useful for the planet than believing whatever media conspiracy is trending lol we don't need your prayers but you're welcome to join us in community beyond your media bubble
@@marcelthiel1like Flat Earth😂😂😂
That was actually really cool. I liked it. I appreciate what this guy had to say. ❤ it is actually helpful
No one sent him Anthrax. No one blocked Ambulances.
Great way to start a speech, lying to try to garner sympathy.
These days a "conspiracy theorist" is just someone who pays attention and doesn't believe the Party line.
False. !
So..... this guys friend was trying to enlighten him on how the world really is and this guy now made a TED TALK to how to remain programmed by the system. Such an Orwellian mess we have in this country!
What country
Like the Covid Jab Conspiracy?? All of our worst fears about the Jab proved true
What is this theory?
@@Moist._Robot it's not a theory you brain dead NPC.
😂
Yeah, can confirm. All of my family and myself were jabbed. Now we are dead and talking to you from beyond the grave.
@@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962 pay attention to the excess death rate since they began. I've lost 2 family members, one immediately after, the other just a few months ago.
The only difference between conspiracy theory and conspiracy fact is time. Covid cemented that observation.
Bingo. The only comment that matters under this video
So if I had a conspiracy theory that you were a clown eventually it would become true?
Vast vast majority of conspiracy theories are just that, conspiracy/nonsense 😅. Some things are unfairly maligned as ‘conspiracy theories’ by some though. Applies to Covid
@@eddieruddock7014 Is it a crime to be a clown? If so, you better watch out! 🤡
@@floridakid7975of course you’re from Florida.😂😂😂 Dystopia capital of the US
Excellent way to present the first steps of non violent communication.
As human beings, we have universal needs, Our feelings and emotions are our response to the perceptions we have of how our needs are met or not.
We can acknowledge the emotions, (and thus the common humanity) without necessarily agreeing with the ideas or perceptions the other person has.
What NVC and a lot of new age trends don't generally acknowledge is that emotions are as much culturally situated/socially constructed/biased as thoughts or any other aspect of our experience. The arbitrary split of emotions and cognitions is irrelevant, what is important is being accountable for our own position and the impacts of our own choices. Universalism is ironically a denial of the difference that NVC etc are supposed to work with
The truth is "facts do care about our feelings". It's why we have influencers and salesmen. They make you feel good and then every other thing they say kinda resonates with you whether factual or not.
Trying to dish out facts and logic won't work, you have to get to those feelings.
As someone who has been in the sciences for over 20 years, our public health officials in the U.S. were terrible when it came to the pandemic.
They made conspiracy theories very easy to spread by not being transparent themselves.
Sadly, I fear they've learned nothing and they have created an environment where the next pandemic will be worse since so few trust science now.
Congrats you are mentally locked and loaded to believe more bull💩... But remember this really remember what you are reading now.. the next event will happen before year 2026. How do i know... Bc it was posted on a gov website for yrs out in the open... 😉
What theories spread?
You see there's a large difference between somebody who believes unfounded facts that have no basis, but it's a different story to label somebody conspiracy theorists to have a different alternative based on other sets of information that doesn't adhere to the norm or the said story and seeing them as wrong.
Conspiracy media is entirely about reinforcing popular and normative trends. Being reactive aka 'alternative' is literally the opposite of thinking or acting independently lol
They're all theories until they become true
If only conspiracy theorists understood this. But 1) they're often unfamiliar with the scientific method and 2) decided on truth even though they call it theory.
Conspiracy theorists > conspiracy deniers
With a better, more comprehensive, more predictive theory supported by actual facts not "mainstream polite society 'facts'"?
You know what a fact is, right?
@@marcelthiel1 I do, and those who want to maintain mainstream access seem to show little regard for them
Pay attention, he just told you how to get through to normie
Saw the title.
Came for the comments.
Was not disappointed.
Well done, everyone 🫡
Sounds like Mac could find a better friend. One willing to listen to facts instead of feelings.
Your friend Mac was right! I doubt he’s your friend now
The speaker never once stated what his friend Matt believed. You're so ready to believe what you already want to hear.... 🐑
@@brianarc2 Sounds like your jabbed up to the hilt
@@brianarc2 hahaha I came here to say just this. They are always so predictable.
This would be a great speech if the conspiracy theorists were wrong.....Sadly, they have a much greater understanding of what's happening than the normies who believe the 'authorities'!!!!
Facts 💯
Not many people left that are Critical Thinkers. They are all just spoon fed some sort of agenda from some one, and they embrace it.
What a great, thoughtful and EDUCATED response
Thank you so much.🙂
That's basically what conspiracy theories are...
Lol... Are you a real conspiracy theorist? I rarely meet a real one.
Critical thinking.
Grade School.
2 generations.
Everyone around me thought I was crazy but now I'm saying I told you so
some of the people are now sick or dead
Told you so to what? The only people I know who died were the ones poo pooing medical science AND THEN regret it while they were dying.
Medical science 😂😂😂😂😂
@@rikachiu you haven't been following the studies have you ?
@@camronrubin8599 "studies" lol. All studies tell me vaccines are safe and effective
How many times did this educator use the term feelings? Not facts, this is the crux of his argument.
Worked in public health. Has no other choice than believe in the system lol. Cute
If this guy gets a standing ovation at the end of this talk...so help me god 🙄 I'm gonna light these comments up
Wow Ted Deleted my facts 😒 OK Ted
It’s TED - they love the establishment overlords.
hahaha!
its really easy, just vote for trump and we wont bother you people.
Both wings belong to the vulture. Voting is violence. Time to wake up sleepy head!
I love coming here to read the comments. Some people (like myself at times) are obsessed with reading comments. For example, you find yourself reading this comment right now, which does not contain any useful information, only curiosity, that drives you to waste your time. Have a good day.
Have a great day too!
Not so much wasted 😉
Thanks & hope you are having a very fine weekend ☀️
U r not funny, just narcissistic; go find a good book to read!
Wasn't a waste of time. You made me laugh. It was worth reading.
the truth is in the comments
Never answer until the entirety of legend acquired accumulated criteria , all tests beyond a reasonable doubt interrupted until the final facts of summary
Thank you share interesting talk!Okay then
mainstream media is giving a lot of acknowledgement to CT lately
Conspiracy media IS mainstream lol, it has literally spread on all the mainstream platforms like YT, FB etc and it's whole existence and the accompanying trendy rebel identities depend on mainstream media and are unable to survive beyond that bubble
The difference between theory and fact? Around six months.
Minus your terrible strawmanning of his argument, your friend was correct.
Nope, his friend needs psychological help
I've had a variety of incredibly sharp friends (after decades of friendship) embrace 'random' conspiratorial theories once they moved out of New York City - and essentially lost contact with larger segments of global culture/society. They often regurgitate extremist rhetoric about "the dangers of cities" regardless of statistics, etc. It's VERY sadly frustrating - as I can not understand their new-found fears, which have little to do with reality.
The problem with government is, at times, instead of acting that they don't have the answers they make up the answer. Covid was a good example, things like could not have been a lab leak and the effectiveness of government mandates like the vaccination and social distancing. Government tends to speak in absolutes and they are rarely truly certain of outcomes.
Such an important, humanizing message in a time when we are often so quick to demonize others. I can tell whenever I’m lapsing into polarizing judgement when I start to feel hopeless and helpless. Then it’s time to go out and speak with people face to face, and cultivate curiosity about how the human needs we all share can express in different ways… we are all in this together.
How ironic that the friend in question has been proven correct by time! Lessons can be learnt by BOTH sides!!
People with power making plans?
Nah, they never do that.
Yeah, like how do you end up with the 1% ruling the 99%? Conspiracy doesn’t have anything to do with reality right?
My whole family is lost in the TRUMP and MAGA lies...
From the comments it seems most have not watched the whole video and just read the title.😂
Congrats Wes
How do we know who is right or wrong
English or Spanish
After the last few years, anybody that is not a conspiracy theorist is beyond all help.
May you be free of suffering and hardship
Just leaving this comment here for fellow not-conspiracy theorists to reassure them that these other commenters are in fact complete nutjobs. It is suprising how many of them gather so quickly on a video and how loud the echos in the echo chamber are, but they are not the majority, and you have landed yourself in one extreme corner of the internet. Just get out while you still can lol.😅
All of my family were jabbed and died. I was jabbed and died, too. I am speaking to you from beyond the grave.
So sorry for your loss 🙏😞
Big difference between believing every conspiracy theory you hear and being a true critical thinker. Most conspiracy theorists are “sheep”. Ironic
I need English speaking partner to improve English speaking skills
Is truth your authority or authority your truth?
No we don't trust anyone! Just the ones who can trust us
His guy would probably call any police officer a conspiracy theorist
First time watching on time
I would rather no flat earthers in my life than try to reason with them
I would rather be alive with a flat earther then dead with all my fully vaccinated friends 😂
@@nillybodilly5560 you have fully vaccinated friends?
Looks like science but it is Propaganda.
All these conspirators coming out to cope
lol What's there to "cope" about, the people who were skeptical and didn't take the shot are living better than those who did. Guys like the chubster in the video are not considered truthful, knowledgeable, or credible about any topic.
This man is really trying to understand us, but through the lens of cognitive dissonance. This is very understandable once you realise that his whole life is based on the belief that those he believes are trustworthy are actually trustworthy. If he was to actually sit down and have a discussion with a rational conspiracy thinker who can provide statistical facts, there may be a chance for him to realise.
Free choice implies to draw information from sources, evaluate them, and come to a decision. You may be wright. You may be wrong. Thus, freedom of choice implies the right to be wrong. Without being wrong, you can't learn to make the right decisions. If someone forces choices on you, freedom is not what they have in mind. In addition, consider that every theory is a good theory, if it explains past, present and the future more or less precisely. If the theory proves to be flawed, you can correct it. That being said, one should note that - especially with regard to the last years - conspiracy theories take only a few years to be reality. So a conspiracy theorist may also called upcoming reality theorist.
Disagree respectfully is not mandating anything
Does Pfizer hire conspiracy theorists?