• My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world
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    It’s because people love feeling like they’re privvy to a secret. The second it’s validated and becomes public knowledge, it’s no longer “privileged” knowledge and no longer makes them feel special for “knowing” a “secret truth”

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      The second it’s validated and becomes public knowledge, it’s no longer “privileged” knowledge and no longer makes them feel special for “knowing” a “secret truth”

      Ahh, the (2 thousand year old) Bible verse Romans 11:33 theory of James Joyce’s work ;)