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My brother loves flat earth as a purely social phenomenon. He tells people he’s a flat earther mostly to get a rise, which is what I think most people who claim
by seibelj 7y ago
My brother loves flat earth as a purely social phenomenon. He tells people he’s a flat earther mostly to get a rise, which is what I think most people who claim to support this also do.
It’s trolling as performance art and it riles up self-important sciencey types which is what continues to propel it forwards. Global warming denial only goes so far - but swearing up and down the world is flat? Now you’re talking!
- Cuckoo123 7y agoAwesome, perhaps in the future we'll stop wasting our reverence on the great minds of everything from science to literature. Instead, we'll spend it on worshiping people like your brother, who lead the way in mocking anyone who respects intelligence. Utopia here we come!
- seibelj 7y agoYour response is the exact type of response he tries to get from people. My dad, him, and me all enjoy poking people, it’s a genetic thing I think.
- Cuckoo123 7y agoNah, it's an increasingly common nihilistic attitude we see in society - people reveling in eroding of all moral principles, because it's far easier than actually getting recognition for doing something enriching with their lives. Angry Incels being the ultimate epitome of this. Not saying your brother is an incel, but "trolling for lolz" is definitely on the spectrum.
- PrefixKitten 7y agoI'm of the opinion that the Earth is actually a Hypertorus with the sun suspended in the center of the Torus. The surface of the Earth coninually wraps inside and out. The portions of the planet surface that are facing inward experience day time, and those facing outward night.
- LiquidSky 7y agoOne issue with this "for the lols" stuff is that some percentage of people won't be doing it for the lols. Even if only 1% of the people doing it aren't joking, that number continues to grow and those people, thanks to the other 99%, think they're onto something and have found a movement. That could one day lead to actual problems caused by these people regarding funding or research, or just a general nuisance as with the anti-vax people.