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Conspiracy theories

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trueblue84 said:
Anyone know much about John Lang? Seems like a really odd one.

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The reddit unsolved mysteries sub is good for stuff like this - https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/. Guarantee all of those would be up there somewhere with a ton of detail.

Some impressive amateur sleuthing efforts, plus it seems to have a generally good quality, respectful sort of posting which you might not expect from an area that is absolute catnip to crackpots. Sadly a lot of the cases seem to boil down to the person was struggling with quite serious mental illness, like the John Lang one, and there's not a lot more that can be said.
 
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How to start an online conspiracy theory:

  • Find something that’s common, yet mysterious, and pretend that it’s deadly. It doesn’t matter if science is against you, because people don’t believe science.
  • Build a sense of community. People will feed into each other to make their beliefs feel more valid.
  • Easy-to-read testimonials are worth more than a million scientific papers. But if you can find a half-baked scientific article or an outdated study, then you should use it.
  • Try to get on the news. They want to make money too.
  • Devise a call to arms. When people publicly protest against something, they’re less likely to listen to opposing views.
  • Convince people that they’re in a community of “truth” and that they’re fighting against a powerful conspiracy.
  • Blame the government. People hate the government.
  • Conveniently ignore logical equivalence. In the case of smart meters, you should suggest that people use mechanical meters, even though mechanical meters produce EM radiation.
  • Join hands with other conspiracy communities. Your followers might overlap.
 
bol-uk said:
How to start an online conspiracy theory:

  • Find something that’s common, yet mysterious, and pretend that it’s deadly. It doesn’t matter if science is against you, because people don’t believe science.
  • Build a sense of community. People will feed into each other to make their beliefs feel more valid.
  • Easy-to-read testimonials are worth more than a million scientific papers. But if you can find a half-baked scientific article or an outdated study, then you should use it.
  • Try to get on the news. They want to make money too.
  • Devise a call to arms. When people publicly protest against something, they’re less likely to listen to opposing views.
  • Convince people that they’re in a community of “truth” and that they’re fighting against a powerful conspiracy.
  • Blame the government. People hate the government.
  • Conveniently ignore logical equivalence. In the case of smart meters, you should suggest that people use mechanical meters, even though mechanical meters produce EM radiation.
  • Join hands with other conspiracy communities. Your followers might overlap.
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You've convinced me. Where do I sign up?
 

chrismpw said:
I don't. I don't see the point of them for me. I can see a lot of reasons why the power companies would want me to have one, so for that reason I suspect it's best to be uncooperative.
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Absolutely, LIKE YOU SAID, WHY DO WE NEED THEM?
 
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