nindokag

OK, this is my favorite thing SlateStarCodex has ever done: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/03/04/prospiracy-theories/

presenting true facts like they're insane conspiracy theories. what if Obama... ISN'T FROM AFRICA AT ALL? what if the GOVERNMENT had a SECRET RESEARCH PROGRAM to reach THE MOON in the 1960s?

The show how 1. any information is more appealing when presented as SECRETS THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW and also 2. a lot of true facts about the world are pretty weird.

The red MSpaint arrows are a nice touch.

Prospiracy Theories

[Title from this unrelated story or this unrelated essay] Last week I wrote about how conspiracy theories spread so much faster on Facebook than debunkings of those same theories. A few commenters …

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Show threaddad joke repositoryMar 7, 2019

@nindokag
I can prove SPHERE EARTH wrong. The Earth is warped by MASSIVE FORCES that cause it to BULGE at the EQUATOR, forming an OBLATE SPHEROID.

#imhelping

Show threadAnalyst4profitMar 7, 2019
@nindokag That's good, but it will be my second-favorite thing they ever did. FWIW, here's my favorite: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
#heyfeedfox
Show threadmhoyeMar 7, 2019
@nindokag you must perceive the truth of the six sided geometric cube