A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that people with lower cognitive ability are more likely to find meaning in pseudo-profound nonsense. The study identifies key psychological traits linked to susceptibility to feel-good but meaningless statements.
A complex problem is scary for intellectually lazy or emotionally immature people.
It’s easier for them to believe there is a simple solution but the “deep state” is preventing the solution from happening, or that a “savior” will come and fix it all for us while we sit back and watch Netflix.