I believe the earth is flat too, now give me a trip to Antarctica please!
I don’t think the moon is real and no one will convince me it’s just floating up there doing its moon thing till I see it in person and check it out for myself. I will need 2 weeks notice before receiving proof to put in a vacation request.
This should not be ridiculed but seen as what it is: realizing you got something wrong and admitting that.
This is very important, because otherwise those who are in the wrong will never admit it and double down to at least still be in their old social circle.
Arguing with an idiot makes you an even bigger idiot.
“The earth is flat!”
“That’s nice.”
Go on with your life.
*Flat Earther. One dude. The rest are either dumb or trolling.
And they’ll act like this guy was never one of them, and is a plant from the “globies” to trick them.
Because anything that disproves the conspiracy is actually part of the conspiracy
I think if I had a lot of fun and comradery going to my Earth is flat club on a frequent basis and drinking beer with those guys and getting patted on the back for my opinions I’d probably be pretty unwilling to let a little thing like the Earth not really being flat get in the way, it’s besides the point.
There were several of them who refused to go on the trip, which they were offered for free, and then when other people went on the trip, they claimed that footage of the trip was faked in some way.
I agree, the people are doing good, who went there and admitted the truth of what they were seeing. There’s a whole category that are even further gone than that, though, to where their brains will actively shield them against something that might threaten the whole self-referential structure.
They knew they couldn’t continue the grift they’re operating under when confronted with something they flat out denied the existence of as it goes completely against their model.
Nearly all the content creators know they’re basically cult leaders and just want their own flock to pay for their lifestyles without having to really do anything.
but then as with many conspiracies, it proved valuable to certain powerful actors who want us all to hate eachother