Oh look, The Atlantic-the magazine that spent years calling you a dangerous extremist for noticing things like "maybe the government lies sometimes" or "hey, that lab leak theory isn't actually from Mars" is back with another therapy session for the enlightened.
"The Painful Reality of Loving a Conspiracy Theorist," by Faith Hill.
Translation: "We can't reach these people anymore because they keep being right about stuff we mocked them for, and it's so exhausting pretending our institutions are still trustworthy."
Nothing says "objective journalism" like pathologizing normal skepticism as a personality disorder that burdens your NPR-listening family.
Meanwhile, The Atlantic's greatest hits include:
Russia collusion fanfic for years
"Lab leak is racist conspiracy" (until it wasn't)
Endless "democracy dies in darkness" while memory-holing anything inconvenient
And now acting shocked that people don't trust "experts" after the last decade of expert performance art
Pepe's out here with the magnifying glass looking for clues, and The Atlantic is out here with the same old script:
"If you question power, you're the problem." Bro, the only "painful reality" is watching legacy media still act like they have the moral high ground while their credibility is deader than the "mostly peaceful protests" coverage.
The Atlantic drops their weekly "why your based uncle is a national security threat" essay and I'm just sipping coffee ☕️….. looking at it