Flat Earth conspiracy theories have run rampant lately, regardless of pretty conclusive proof that our planet is formed like an orb (William Shatner wouldn’t lie to us would he?). Sure, for some purpose, a considerable demographic of America’s extra internet-addled people have taken it upon themselves to show that when you pilot a yacht far sufficient into the ocean (or rig up your own private rocket and fly it into the stratosphere), you’ll finally uncover that we’ve all been lied to in regards to the form of our planet.
IndieWire reports that a brand new actuality TV present is within the works that can pay conspiracy theorists cash to pursue their beliefs that the Earth is formed like a frisbee-like disc reasonably than the sphere that it’s. The present, which is described as a “half docuseries, half competitors present,” will provide conspiracy theorists with “$50,000 price of assets” to conduct “analysis.” Finally, the contestants will current their findings to a panel of scientists, theologians, and cartographers. If they will persuade a majority of the judges that the Earth is, certainly, flat, they may win a money prize (they received’t).
The sequence is premiering on The Network, a comparatively new free streaming app that seems to have a reasonably restricted content material choice to this point (the positioning’s web site solely advertises two authentic packages). Certainly with its new conspiracy-themed present, the platform is hoping to develop its viewers by drawing in individuals desperate to snort on the gullible yokels who imagine this medieval delusion.
The primary factor I don’t perceive about Flat Earthers is that there are such a lot of higher conspiracy theories on which to waste your time and vitality. The JFK assassination, as an illustration, has 60-plus years of bizarre rabbit holes to go down. Jeffrey Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself, equally, has a way more wealthy tapestry of threads to tug on. However…the Earth being flat? Who cares? Whether or not the Earth is flat or not, it doesn’t have any actual bearing in your day-to-day life. Additionally, the Earth is spherical.
After all, this specific concept has a historical past that’s notably intertwined with spiritual fundamentalism (its been referred to as a form of “excessive Biblical-literalist theology”), which can assist clarify why a few of its believers have such an unusually inflexible resistance to purpose. One of many extra outstanding flat Earth conspiracy theories is that the planet is definitely encircled by a giant wall of ice, which is guarded, for some purpose, by army forces to maintain the world’s residents from understanding THE TRUTH. It doesn’t assist that quite a lot of outstanding voices in pop-culture/rightwing infotainment complicated have sometimes indulged the delusion (former Fox Information anchor and dipshit extraordinaire Tucker Carlson as soon as stated that he was “open” to the theory).
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