Ragebait and the Strange Talent for Becoming What We Oppose There is a peculiar kind of post that now appears with the regularity of weather. A friend who spends half his online life fighting conspiracy theories shares an absurd screenshot about secret weather manipulation, vaccine magnets, water systems, central banks, ancient maps, or a hidden committee apparently running civilization from a basement with excellent Wi-Fi. He adds a sarcastic line. His intention is to ridicu