Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory
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https://www.insider.com/history-anthropology-tiktoker-ancien...
...is supposed to be a "joke" of the same kind?
Sorry, I must be getting too old -- lawn, geroff, etc etc -- but I just don't think it's funny. It's all just stupid.
The one you linked to is probably a failed attempt at the same thing. The problem with the Ancient Rome anti-theory is that it very well can lead people astray on historical fact, whereas the Birds Aren't Real movement intentionally ensures none of their "facts" are believable. I would compare it with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whereas the Rome video is straight up disinformation.
But then it's just old hat, isn't it? Shit like that has been around since about forever, and it feels to me that the "Bielefeld/Belgium doesn't exist!" meme wasn't just for fun either, but contained at least some element of "Wake up and think for yourselves". (And wasn't there one about horses, too?)
But, OK... Those were, I guess, by Millennials and probably even Generation X. So each generation has to have their own version? Forgive me for not getting that; now get your lawn out of my grey beard.
(BTW, none of this compares directly to the "Flying Spaghetti Monster", IMO: That doesn't really, compared to the established religions it lampoons, "intentionally ensures none of their 'facts' are believable" but actually, logically, is just as credible as they are.)
No shit.
A real revelation from NYT would be admitting how many QAnon posters are just in it for the laughs too.
How many? What do you know?
Birds Aren't Real doesn't drive real world events. Government officials and parts of major parties aren't supporting them.
What is that based on? Of all topics, QAnon is one that requires solid evidence.
It's almost like "See, conspiracy theories are so dumb! This being established, it's obvious that XX theory about what our corporate overlords and politicians are corruptly doing against our self interest is also dumb".