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Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Flat earthers make me wish I had no morals. Fleecing gullible idiots is a fantastic business model if you have no conscience.