Gregor, from what I have observed about Substack communities (in general) over the last 6 months is that - there are just too many conspiracy theorists, science-deniers (climate, anti-vaxx, etc.) and pseudo-science propagandists on here - more so than what one would find in the general population.

I've realized it's often futile, frustrating (and next to impossible) to argue with these "conspiracy theorists" and "science-deniers". Logic, critical thinking, reasoning, nuanced thinking, and parsing complexity and randomness (all essential skills IMHO) seem to be fighting a losing battle - as emotions, confirmation bias, and groupthink seem to have an upper hand.

I unfairly blame this predicament on the slow process of human evolution - it has been unable to keep pace with the advances in science, technology, etc.