Loneliness trajectories over three decades are associated with conspiracist worldviews in midlife - Nature Communications
Here, the authors show that elevated loneliness in adolescence and increasing loneliness over three decades is associated with heightened conspiracy beliefs in midlife.
Most of the like minded, smart people I known are only online or live overseas.
Most people in my immediate vicinity are too reduced, in mind body and spirit. So I'm often lowering myself in public to get along so to speak. Even among family, can't be honest & open with any of them. I tried but it usually backfired or was confirmation that nothing can change them
I can certainly relate.