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This is my unironic assumption of how flat earthers happened, honestly. Before the pandemic I'd have said antivaxers, too.
A few times I've seen it claimed that this was how "bronies" happened (when My Little Pony suddenly got very popular with childless grown men).
I'm not sure I can be on board with that one because that show was actually pretty smart and funny. I think the performative semi-ironic macho rabid fandom, maybe, but if you ask me that was just extremely postmodern shielding of insecurities.