How Conspiracy, Politics, Social Media and Dead Babies Compete For Your Eyeballs

Q-anon gained traction in 2020, photo by Christyl Rivers

How we love the horrible.

Have you ever noticed how effectively anything morbid, sensational, and often horrible, will demand your clicking attention? The ‘dead babies’ phenomenon is an excellent example.

It is not new, and it is horrible, but the truth is that it works very well.