“none of this is to say that academics and experts are always correct or shouldn’t be questioned, but it can be exhausting to be drawn into the same debates over and over again by people who either don’t understand the basics of the subject or are deliberately ignoring facts.”
Anna O. Law
Buzz Aldrin had one way of responding to conspiracy theorists. In our latest mailbag, @lornawallace.bsky.social offers some alternate approaches.