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Flat to not flat (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think the vast majority of self-proclaimed flat earthers actually believe that shit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Most of the big names in the flerf community are grifters, for sure. But many of the people who follow them are genuine believers. I have a relative who's a die-hard flerfer.

Sheeps and Neeps was a small time flerfer who literally died because his conspiracy theory beliefs about cancer treatment, and there was that guy who went up in a rocket and came down in pieces. So some of them really do believe it. In my relative's case, he went through a lot of trauma, flerfers give him a sense of belonging and something to hold onto.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

But many of the people who follow them are genuine believers.

I don't believe that, even if they say they do, I don't believe that they actually believe it