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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•9 months agoHow is it a conspiracy? It’s a fact that’s been quite well known for hundreds of years
minus-squareCethinlinkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoThat’s mostly the modern understanding, but the word also still means people working together to achieve something.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoA conspiracy is working with people secretly to do some illegal or wrong in some way. You aren’t conspiring with your teammates to win a soccer game.
How is it a conspiracy? It’s a fact that’s been quite well known for hundreds of years
That’s mostly the modern understanding, but the word also still means people working together to achieve something.
I thought that’s collusion/collaboration
A conspiracy is working with people secretly to do some illegal or wrong in some way. You aren’t conspiring with your teammates to win a soccer game.