> People go flat earth Isn't the joke here that for most of modern history the flat earth discussions were a debate contest by people who didn't actually belie

> People go flat earth Isn't the joke here that for most of modern history the flat earth discussions were a debate contest by people who didn't actually believe the earth was flat but enjoyed trying to prove it was? And then it leaked out and found a welcome home amongst people gullible enough to believe all of the "evidence" that had been concocted.