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Uh, that show is horrific pseudoscience nonsense; you know that, right?

by mkehrt 4y ago

ummonk 4y ago
Apparently even on HN some people fall for History Channel type nonsense.
- beaned 4y ago
  Don't understand why you guys characterize these things this way. The person who brought it up would probably just say that it stimulates thought and make you think. In your response, you assume one who shares the show has "fallen for" it - like definitely believes it, without doubt. Never heard this type of pushback about Ancient Aliens, which is even more ridiculous. I feel like the replies are going to be "but nobody took that seriously anyway." Firstly, I dunno about that. Secondly, not sure anyone's taking Ancient Apocalypse more seriously. The show presents a theory, it's not claiming a fact. It's so bizarre that out of all the media out there that walks the line between history, science, and outlandish ideas, this one very specific show, for some reason, gets all this hateful focus. Very weird.
  - ummonk 4y ago
    If someone posted about Ancient Aliens or any other pseudoscience show on here and said it's "really interesting" in a discussion about history (rather than, say, fantasy or entertainment), we'd characterize it the same way. I don't know why you think Ancient Apocalypse is being singled out when I explicitly said "History Channel type nonsense".
  - andrewflnr 4y ago
    > Never heard this type of pushback about Ancient Aliens, which is even more ridiculous. That's odd, because "this type of pushback" is the only context in which I've heard of "ancient aliens".
labster 4y ago
Ancient Apocalpse is quite entertaining horrific pseudoscience nonsense. You just have to come at it from the right perspective. For me, it’s fodder for modern TTRPG campaigns and a Sailor Moon prequel fanfic, as well as letting me know of the existence of ancient sites I never knew about.
brightball 4y ago
Yep. Doesn’t make it less fun to watch.

Uh, that show is horrific pseudoscience nonsense; you know that, right?

by mkehrt 4y ago

Uh, that show is horrific pseudoscience nonsense; you know that, right?

ummonk 4y ago

Apparently even on HN some people fall for History Channel type nonsense.

beaned 4y ago
Don't understand why you guys characterize these things this way. The person who brought it up would probably just say that it stimulates thought and make you think. In your response, you assume one who shares the show has "fallen for" it - like definitely believes it, without doubt. Never heard this type of pushback about Ancient Aliens, which is even more ridiculous. I feel like the replies are going to be "but nobody took that seriously anyway." Firstly, I dunno about that. Secondly, not sure anyone's taking Ancient Apocalypse more seriously. The show presents a theory, it's not claiming a fact. It's so bizarre that out of all the media out there that walks the line between history, science, and outlandish ideas, this one very specific show, for some reason, gets all this hateful focus. Very weird.
- ummonk 4y ago
  If someone posted about Ancient Aliens or any other pseudoscience show on here and said it's "really interesting" in a discussion about history (rather than, say, fantasy or entertainment), we'd characterize it the same way. I don't know why you think Ancient Apocalypse is being singled out when I explicitly said "History Channel type nonsense".
- andrewflnr 4y ago
  > Never heard this type of pushback about Ancient Aliens, which is even more ridiculous. That's odd, because "this type of pushback" is the only context in which I've heard of "ancient aliens".

labster 4y ago

Ancient Apocalpse is quite entertaining horrific pseudoscience nonsense. You just have to come at it from the right perspective. For me, it’s fodder for modern TTRPG campaigns and a Sailor Moon prequel fanfic, as well as letting me know of the existence of ancient sites I never knew about.

brightball 4y ago

Yep. Doesn’t make it less fun to watch.