What’s the psychology behind middle-aged men getting so wrapped up in conspiracy theories?
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He’s a papa I’m close with, but he goes on about conspiracy theories throughout our meals.
I smile and nod along, but inside I’m thinking, “There’s no way that’s true!” and silently cursing.
Lately, he’s been spouting incomprehensible theories about the war between Ukraine and Russia and the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe.
Why do grown men believe things like that?
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Kurosaki from the Kansai Unit here.
I wonder if there’s some kind of romance waiting beyond the conspiracy theories.
Perhaps they’re filled with dreams we’ve never even seen.
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As Taro mentioned in his answer, I get the impression that this is common among people who run one-person companies.
Since everyone around them listens without saying anything, they tend to assume that their own opinions are always right.
University professors can be like that too, I suppose.
In a sense, they haven’t really experienced the working world, so I think that’s why their views can end up being out of step with reality.
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It does seem fairly common among business owners, haha. At the end of the day, running a business comes down to luck, after all. One way to spot a family-owned company is whether there’s a Shinto altar in the president’s office. I think you see that quite often. The percentage who keep a mistress is probably about the same, if not higher.
I think the best approach is just to brush it off casually. Once, someone served me a drink they’d mixed with a tourmaline stirrer, claiming it made alcohol taste better, then smugly asked, “Well, what do you think?” I got goosebumps but still answered, “Oh, I think it tastes better.” Another time, someone called me all excited because they’d gotten a good fortune from a famous fortune-teller’s mama in Ginza. I happened to be in the middle of an important analysis, so I brushed it off rather obviously, and the conversation took a strange turn when she said, “Hmm, Taro, you don’t seem very responsive. Are you feeling unwell?” That was a misstep on my part, haha.
Anyway, it has nothing to do with gender. I think it’s pretty common, so you can just let it slide. In life, the ability to ignore things is actually pretty important.
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Maybe he’s just suffering from chuunibyo—mentally, he’s still a teenager…
Isn’t that probably what it is?
Well, I think a lot of men are into that kind of thing.
There’s a line that goes, “At least tell me you’ve got a mobile suit hidden underground!”
And somehow, I find myself wondering whether there might actually be a Gundam hidden underground somewhere, just in case of an emergency.
I also catch myself wondering when Celestial Being is going to intervene in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Well, I think you should just treat him like a big kid and listen to him.
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Perhaps they’re just someone who doesn’t look for information beyond what they see on TV.
Whenever they have time to watch TV, I think, “Go do some work instead.”
Since you’re the mature one, just pretend to listen and nod along with responses like, “Oh, really? That’s amazing,” and “I see.”
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Oh, they definitely exist!
For me, “Oh, really? I had no idea. That’s scary,” was about as far as I could keep it up on the first meeting (lol).
As for why anyone would believe them… beats me.
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