• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    53
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    11 months ago

    Back in the 90s, saying the earth was flat meant you were open to talking through hypothetical science and creating wild theories. You knew the truth, but you never wanted to break kafabe. The sheer sillyness was part of the fun.

    Today, saying the earth is flat means youre a flat out moron who lacks other critical thinking skills. It’s a warning sign that you also have other troubling thoughts.

    • robotopera
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      11 months ago

      Flat earth was so much fun until all of them got roped into Q.

    • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      11 months ago

      Back in the 90s, saying the earth was flat meant you were open to talking through hypothetical science and creating wild theories. You knew the truth, but you never wanted to break kafabe. The sheer sillyness was part of the fun.

      See, this is what I thought we were doing back then too, but I’ve got a different hypothesis. I believe many of the people we were talking to back then actually really did believe it. I don’t think people were any more level-headed back then than they are now – we just assumed they were joking because that’s what we were doing.

    • electric_nan@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      11 months ago

      I used to have a certificate of membership from the Flat Earth Society (circa 1995). I don’t know what happened to it.

    • mindbleach
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      11 months ago

      Today, saying the earth is flat probably means you’re a fascist. If not… it means you’re being courted by fascists.