Nothing from something from nothing: in response to ‘conspiracy thinking about the 15-minute city: something from nothing?’Rien à partir de quelque chose à partir de rien : une réponse à « Conspiracy thinking about the 15-minute city: Something from nothing? »

In this response piece, I provide an assessment of a recent article focused on conspiracy theories and the 15 min city planning concept. While the original article focuses on addressing, deconstructing and debunking false narratives surrounding the 15-min city, I provide a critique of the tone, content and approach employed in doing so. My goal is not to discount or discard the valid points made in the original piece, but rather to emphasize how (in keeping with this special issue) some subtle changes would allow us to ‘bridge divides … generate solidarity … and work to (re)build social structures in ways that nurture’ through a more evenhanded approach. Although this response is focused on a single article, I see this piece as a critique of leisure studies more broadly and hope to raise some questions about the ‘responsibility of leisure scholars in an age of misinformation, alternative facts, and post truth’.