I've been working on this essay for a couple of months. It's about my childhood in evangelicalism, my time in wellness circles and working at Whole Foods, and the rise of conspiracies and QAnon. Please share with folks who have loved ones caught in it. https://wisetendersnob.medium.com/this-secret-message-could-change-your-life-wellness-culture-jesus-and-qanon-cd576e53c9c8
“This Secret Message Could Change Your Life!”: Wellness Culture, Jesus, and QAnon

I’ve spent my life in various conspiracy circles, from evangelicalism to veganism to the Internet. This is why people get hooked on Q.

https://wisetendersnob.medium.com/this-secret-message-could-change-your-life-wellness-culture-jesus-and-qanon-cd576e53c9c8
When I say that Whole Foods is one of the chief breeding grounds of Pastel QAnon, I meant this. Many people who zealously keep their bodies “clean” will try to keep their countries “clean” https://twitter.com/MelissaBlasius/status/1348740338827939841
I would argue that what these conspiracies all converge on isn’t a coherent theory of the world, but rather an emotional stance that is (a) based on a tech addiction, and (b) is rooted in isolation. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-misinformation-socialmedia/online-misinformation-that-led-to-capitol-siege-is-radicalization-say-researchers-idUSKBN29H2HM
Cosmo coming in with some more stories of how people get pilled https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a35056548/wellness-fitness-influencers-qanon-conspiracy-theories/
The Unlikely Connection Between Wellness Influencers and the Pro-Trump Rioters

Inside the dangerous plot to get conspiracy theories into the mainstream.

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a35056548/wellness-fitness-influencers-qanon-conspiracy-theories/
A former Jill Stein voter who formerly posted animal welfare memes and now spends all her time isolated and posting Q stuff. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/technology/qanon-meme-queen.html
A QAnon ‘Digital Soldier’ Marches On, Undeterred by Theory’s Unraveling

Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day in support of an unhinged conspiracy theory. The story of this “meme queen” hints at how hard it will be to bring people like her back to reality.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/technology/qanon-meme-queen.html
This is a good thread on the similarities between psychiatric disorders and a person whose consensus has been broken down by conspiracies on social media. https://twitter.com/judydominick/status/1351597018339274753
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