Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

Post by b3morales » Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 6:33 PM UTC

selestify wrote: post #25

motohagiography wrote: post #17

I like this stuff because I think things like Ancient Aliens are the Subgenius and Discordianism of our time. The genius of it is that it is a note for note send up of ideologies of every kind, literally, the logic of an idea, where when you project it on something, the reflection doesn't illuminate the object so much as reinforce the underlying idea itself as a lens. If I could coin a term for it, I would call it "p…

> The genius of it is that it is a note for note send up of ideologies of every kind, literally, the logic of an idea, where when you project it on something, the reflection doesn't illuminate the object so much as reinforce the underlying idea itself as a lens. Could you expound on this? I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you are saying

Post by sushsjsuauahab » Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 6:43 PM UTC

winternett wrote: post #33

I'm very proud of my history of never clicking a Facebook ad in over 10 years... Most of them are really just shills for capturing targeting data to associate with my profile anyway. This also explains why Facebook shows me wildly random ads for Viagra alternatives, yoga pants, conservative news, and better kitty litter than my current brand... All things which have no relevance to me, yet quite often triggering my u…

Post by pstuart » Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 6:50 PM UTC

hluska wrote: post #36

batshit_beaver wrote: post #34

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What in tarnation

I can’t make this shit up. The dude has published many books and found people who actually believe it all… If this startup thing doesn’t work out, maybe I’ll just start a cult. :) Edit - The second paragraph was a bad attempt at a joke. Don’t start cults. Fuck David Icke.

Post by hackingthelema » Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 6:52 PM UTC

b3morales wrote: post #42

selestify wrote: post #25

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> The genius of it is that it is a note for note send up of ideologies of every kind, literally, the logic of an idea, where when you project it on something, the reflection doesn't illuminate the object so much as reinforce the underlying idea itself as a lens. Could you expound on this? I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you are saying

I think parent is talking about the mindset or way of thinking that leads to revisionist history/conspiracy theory/etc. And saying that this mindset doesn't have much actually to do with the specific details of any given object/plotline (e.g. the Nazca lines). It's more of a self-reinforcing worldview, that there is a Story, that everything is significant in the story, everything points to everything else, and nothin…

Post by hluska » Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 6:54 PM UTC

motohagiography wrote: post #38

jazzyjackson wrote: post #27

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what is the truth that ancient aliens is revealing? that people are gullible? i don’t get it

So called "ancient astronaut theory," is an ideology. The premise is the hypothetical that earth was once inhabited by extraterrestrials, and then when you view archeology and history through that lens, and provide explanations for any outstanding questions or uncertainties using this underlying assumption as a premise (could it be aliens? ancient astronaut theorists say yes!), you have a complete and very accessible…