Just like nobody actually believes that the Earth is flat. Oh wait...
Or that Mars appearing to move backward in the sky has a significant impact on your personal life.
Nobody does believe the Earth is flat.
Your faith in humanity is admirable but sadly misplaced.
You know all those folk who claim the Earth is flat? You know they're joking, right?
It's a posture. "Owning the libs" taken to illogical extreme
It's a joke, that people don't appear to "get". The more upset people get about "Flat Earthers", the funnier it is.
Maybe this was once true, but nowadays I'm afraid the etiology is rather more complicated than that - flat eartherism is now full-on cult territory. I recommend the documentary "Behind the Curve".
Man, it actually sounds like you've fallen for it too, or have I been whooshed?