Post #1584920
2026-04-09 04:05 UTC
@wohali I still say that one of the most common causes of conspiracy theories is people just not understanding how big things are.
It's like people's mental model of the world is that it's about 100 miles across, has 100 people living on it, and is about 100 years old.
And any time the real world doesn't live up to that, they get suspicious.
Replies (1)
-
@wohali@timeloop.cafe 2026-04-09 04:16
@apLundell Eames/IBM Powers Of Ten. I probably saw it too young, like Grade 3, but I feel like this should be mandatory viewing for kids until they get it into their heads what scale really can mean