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Post by Vincent Whiney on Jan 6, 2024 11:42:17 GMT -5
Well without breaking rules I’ll just say I work in Elections and since 2020 I deal with conspiracy daily.
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Post by Gunhaver on Jan 6, 2024 19:59:51 GMT -5
Well, he’s hasn’t gone flat earth-yet. From November through December I was sick as a dog, he’s been suggesting all kinds of “natural” remedies. And now he’s started going on about not believing Pangea, the super continent, ever existed. I’m putting my money on the lizard people next. I'm betting on the underdog and voting for The Philadelphia Experiment. It's due for a mainstream comeback any day now.
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Jan 7, 2024 11:45:56 GMT -5
Me too. Conspiracy theories used to be something you could have fun with, now they're angry political statements. I use to love conspiracy theories. I didn't believe them but I enjoyed reading about them. Then over the last few years I've had several people I know start with the seemingly fun harmless theories go down rabbit holes that led them to some really bad places and I just can't find enjoyment in them anymore. Didn’t the creators of the original Deus Ex game recently say something along the lines of how they could never create that game today, because conspiracy theories have long since stopped being a fun topic?
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 7, 2024 22:50:15 GMT -5
I use to love conspiracy theories. I didn't believe them but I enjoyed reading about them. Then over the last few years I've had several people I know start with the seemingly fun harmless theories go down rabbit holes that led them to some really bad places and I just can't find enjoyment in them anymore. Didn’t the creators of the original Deus Ex game recently say something along the lines of how they could never create that game today, because conspiracy theories have long since stopped being a fun topic? It’s why the X-Files was a fun show in its prime, but there was something gross and unseemly when it came back for its revival, completely misreading the room and making the Alex Jones stand-in a heroic figure.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 8, 2024 5:19:53 GMT -5
Can you ask him what purpose duping the public into believing the Earth is round would even serve? Or why, in an era where purchasing and learning to fly an airplane isn't really that difficult, no one outside of the conspiracy has ever just flown to the edge of the Earth and proven themselves right? Or how ancient sailors somehow managed to get around the planet using mathematical calculations that only work if the Earth is spheric- you know what, I'm just gonna stop myself there. This is one of the most depressing aspects of conspiracy theories There are so many open conspiracies with real evidence that can be found that people just ignore or won't believe and have very basic aims such as 'make loads of money for a specific small number of people' and those people are publicly known, rather than shady illuminati types There is no benefit to anyone in faking the moon landing that isn't just 'hiding the truth from the public', for example, and hiding the truth is not an end in itself
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jan 8, 2024 12:39:12 GMT -5
Well, he’s hasn’t gone flat earth-yet. From November through December I was sick as a dog, he’s been suggesting all kinds of “natural” remedies. And now he’s started going on about not believing Pangea, the super continent, ever existed. I’m putting my money on the lizard people next. I'm betting on the underdog and voting for The Philadelphia Experiment. It's due for a mainstream comeback any day now. I was telling my sister-in-law about the Philadelphia Experiment story when we were driving past the Navy Yard on our way into the city last month. She looked at me like I was genuinely crazy.
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Post by Kalmia on Jan 8, 2024 12:51:36 GMT -5
Can you ask him what purpose duping the public into believing the Earth is round would even serve? Or why, in an era where purchasing and learning to fly an airplane isn't really that difficult, no one outside of the conspiracy has ever just flown to the edge of the Earth and proven themselves right? Or how ancient sailors somehow managed to get around the planet using mathematical calculations that only work if the Earth is spheric- you know what, I'm just gonna stop myself there. This is one of the most depressing aspects of conspiracy theories There are so many open conspiracies with real evidence that can be found that people just ignore or won't believe and have very basic aims such as 'make loads of money for a specific small number of people' and those people are publicly known, rather than shady illuminati types There is no benefit to anyone in faking the moon landing that isn't just 'hiding the truth from the public', for example, and hiding the truth is not an end in itself I think the usual reasoning behind why the moon landing was faked was to get one over on the Russians. If they couldn't do it for real, they'd just pretend they did. But that explanation just makes the conspiracy theory fall apart even more because if it was faked, surely the Russians would have known about it considering their own space capabilities.
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Post by dirtyoldman on Jan 8, 2024 13:16:48 GMT -5
Unless the Russians were faking it themselves...
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Post by Kalmia on Jan 8, 2024 20:29:19 GMT -5
Unless the Russians were faking it themselves... Now that's a real conspiracy. The US and Russia have been allies all along, they're just pretending not to be to drive up prices, create unrest, and keep us all under the thumb. Someone somewhere has to have pitched that as a genuine theory.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 8, 2024 20:44:58 GMT -5
Unless the Russians were faking it themselves... Now that's a real conspiracy. The US and Russia have been allies all along, they're just pretending not to be to drive up prices, create unrest, and keep us all under the thumb. Someone somewhere has to have pitched that as a genuine theory. I call him Uncle Asshole.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 9, 2024 0:39:56 GMT -5
Well without breaking rules I’ll just say I work in Elections and since 2020 I deal with conspiracy daily. That's because you're part of it, champ!!!! Sarcastic!!! Please don't hit me...That's the joke.......I don't believe what I just said..
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jan 9, 2024 13:18:26 GMT -5
One of my friends that I throw darts with is somewhat of a flat earther.
Then again, he really hasn't been the brightest knife in the crayon box, so this really doesn't surprise me.
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