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> All this is ultimately encouraging conspiracy theories, which could undermine trust in democratic institutions. There have been humorous calls to storm Area 5
by 7bit 2y ago
> All this is ultimately encouraging conspiracy theories, which could undermine trust in democratic institutions. There have been humorous calls to storm Area 51. And after the storming of the Capitol in 2021, this now looks like an increasingly dangerous possibility.
I really don't mind which conspiracy myths is currently trending. People who believe these myths will believe the next best thing and are ignorant towards science and facts. Therefore I don't see any particular risk from any of these myths. They're equally "risky", when choosing to use that terminology.
And same goes with the calls to storm Area 51. That has the same trend as any other TikTok trend. And I wouldn't compare the storm of the Capitol with something dumb as Area 51. The Capitol thing was provoked by right-wing extremists and used by Trump to stay in power. That is VASTLY different and an ACTUAL threat to society!
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoAlso, Area 51 is almost certainly an "authorized use of deadly force" area. Storming that is spectacularly unwise. A dangerous possibility, yes, but not dangerous to society. Not even dangerous to the people in Area 51. But definitely dangerous to anyone who tries storming it...
- rnd0 2y agoStorming Area 51 would provide a very useful demonstration of the principle "fuck around and find out", however! Maybe it would lead people to question a thing or two about what they listen to, too.
- Vecr 2y agoI remember a video around that time talking about the automated turret systems they apparently had deployed. Who knows how seriously the plans were taken, but they supposedly had enough advanced warning to have CBRN defense units on site.