<![CDATA[Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs]]>Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs

Etsy witches, AI, & young people quietly returning to the Catholic Church might look unrelated, but they all signal a crisis of trust in institutions.

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Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs

Etsy witches, AI, & young people quietly returning to the Catholic Church might look unrelated, but they all signal a crisis of trust in institutions.

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Kate Carruthers (katecarruthers.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/4312d3ad-120d-4330-8fdd-a9a9fb3bad49/losing-faith-in-the-system-distrust-ai-and-the-turn-to-alternative-beliefsRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:38:47 GMTWed, 15 Apr 2026 22:47:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:51:59 GMT]]>@feijoa thank you ๐Ÿ™

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116416126634887418https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116416126634887418Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:51:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:46:27 GMT]]>@kcarruthers Great essay, I enjoyed reading it. It intersects in a very strange way with my surroundings and is making me reconsider something under my nose.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.org.uk/users/feijoa/statuses/116416104864431325https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.org.uk/users/feijoa/statuses/116416104864431325Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:46:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:32:31 GMT]]>@kcarruthers
Not going to happen as long as working-class men get to vote.

I advocate removing the vote from all men regardless of social class. Society would function much better.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://archaeo.social/users/mrundkvist/statuses/116416050053029876https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://archaeo.social/users/mrundkvist/statuses/116416050053029876Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:32:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:31:20 GMT]]>@mrundkvist now Germany just needs to reject AfD and France the RN

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116416045390990431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116416045390990431Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:31:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:18:09 GMT]]>@kcarruthers
YES! I'm in Sweden and Hungary has made a joke of a lot of EU policies in recent years. But finally both Poland and Hungary have EU-friendly governments again.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://archaeo.social/users/mrundkvist/statuses/116415993551789729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://archaeo.social/users/mrundkvist/statuses/116415993551789729Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:18:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:13:40 GMT]]>@mrundkvist but perhaps you can take heart from the Hungary election result?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116415975974753963https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116415975974753963Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:13:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:11:14 GMT]]>@mrundkvist Iโ€™m in Australia. The US is a โ€œspecialโ€ place. Sending hugs ๐Ÿค—

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116415966392017466https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116415966392017466Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:11:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Losing faith in the system: distrust, AI, and the turn to alternative beliefs on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:08:00 GMT]]>@kcarruthers
I don't know where you're based, but half of the US electorate have clearly hated the system since at least the 2016 primaries. No Etsy witches needed to see that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://archaeo.social/users/mrundkvist/statuses/116415953679684377https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://archaeo.social/users/mrundkvist/statuses/116415953679684377Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:08:00 GMT