▲ 45 ▼ What are the best conspiracy theories out there? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by Wanderer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm not a conspiracy theory guy but I seen the post on 9/11 on no stupid questions and it seemed more fleshed out than I expected. So what are conspiracy theories that turned out to be true? And what are the most believable conspiracy theories out there?
[–] K0W4LSK1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Mk ultra turned out to be real permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) And most of the unabomber's manifesto ended up being accurate as well... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah accurate in the sense horoscopes are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto without telling me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto. He NAILED social disconnectedness, with the caveat that he couldn't imagine that the internet would make this 100x times worse in a span of 15 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read his manifesto. Don't call me a liar again. Of course he "nailed" it. It is a Barnum statement. Literally any time in human history you can bring up social disconnect and it will apply to someone. Just read T.S. Eliot the man was whining about being lonely in London turn of last century. Humans are social animals so yeah there is always going to be someone who feels like they aren't getting enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It wasn't a 'barnum' statement and you've proven your intellectual dishonesty. I hereby banish you from my internet forever, liar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) And most of the unabomber's manifesto ended up being accurate as well... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah accurate in the sense horoscopes are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto without telling me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto. He NAILED social disconnectedness, with the caveat that he couldn't imagine that the internet would make this 100x times worse in a span of 15 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read his manifesto. Don't call me a liar again. Of course he "nailed" it. It is a Barnum statement. Literally any time in human history you can bring up social disconnect and it will apply to someone. Just read T.S. Eliot the man was whining about being lonely in London turn of last century. Humans are social animals so yeah there is always going to be someone who feels like they aren't getting enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It wasn't a 'barnum' statement and you've proven your intellectual dishonesty. I hereby banish you from my internet forever, liar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah accurate in the sense horoscopes are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto without telling me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto. He NAILED social disconnectedness, with the caveat that he couldn't imagine that the internet would make this 100x times worse in a span of 15 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read his manifesto. Don't call me a liar again. Of course he "nailed" it. It is a Barnum statement. Literally any time in human history you can bring up social disconnect and it will apply to someone. Just read T.S. Eliot the man was whining about being lonely in London turn of last century. Humans are social animals so yeah there is always going to be someone who feels like they aren't getting enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It wasn't a 'barnum' statement and you've proven your intellectual dishonesty. I hereby banish you from my internet forever, liar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto without telling me you didn't read the Unabomber manifesto. He NAILED social disconnectedness, with the caveat that he couldn't imagine that the internet would make this 100x times worse in a span of 15 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read his manifesto. Don't call me a liar again. Of course he "nailed" it. It is a Barnum statement. Literally any time in human history you can bring up social disconnect and it will apply to someone. Just read T.S. Eliot the man was whining about being lonely in London turn of last century. Humans are social animals so yeah there is always going to be someone who feels like they aren't getting enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It wasn't a 'barnum' statement and you've proven your intellectual dishonesty. I hereby banish you from my internet forever, liar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read his manifesto. Don't call me a liar again. Of course he "nailed" it. It is a Barnum statement. Literally any time in human history you can bring up social disconnect and it will apply to someone. Just read T.S. Eliot the man was whining about being lonely in London turn of last century. Humans are social animals so yeah there is always going to be someone who feels like they aren't getting enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It wasn't a 'barnum' statement and you've proven your intellectual dishonesty. I hereby banish you from my internet forever, liar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It wasn't a 'barnum' statement and you've proven your intellectual dishonesty. I hereby banish you from my internet forever, liar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yes pointing out that humans being lonely is really freaken profound. permalink fedilink source parent