In our modern world, where various information is more available than it ever was, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between real and made-up information. That’s why conspiracy theories nowadays flourish more than ever too.It’s likely impossible to find an internet user who hasn’t encountered a conspiracy theory at some point in their life, even if unknowingly. That’s why when someone asked people to share some theories they’ve heard, plenty of them had something to say. So, perhaps let’s go to see what they had to say, shall we? Just beware, the question was about scary theories, so many of them are quite bone-chilling.More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.
In our modern world, where various information is more available than it ever was, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between real and made-up information. That’s why conspiracy theories nowadays flourish more than ever too.
It’s likely impossible to find an internet user who hasn’t encountered a conspiracy theory at some point in their life, even if unknowingly. That’s why when someone asked people to share some theories they’ve heard, plenty of them had something to say. So, perhaps let’s go to see what they had to say, shall we? Just beware, the question was about scary theories, so many of them are quite bone-chilling.
More info:Reddit
This post may includeaffiliate links.
The current social wars were designed to distract us from the trillions of dollars that went from the middle class to the wealthy. It will continue to happen while people fight over body parts and bedroom activities. The people almost broke through with Occupy Wall St. but the PTB continue to divide people to make sure it can’t happen again.
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During yourlifetime, you have likely heard of some conspiracy theories. After all, there is probably no topic that these theories don’t cover.A few months ago, one Reddit useraskedothers what scary conspiracy theories they had heard of. And, oh boy, have they heard plenty. So, we combined a list of the best responses to this question.In it, you can find theories like the Dark Forest theory, the AI-Bitcoin connection, and many others. Some are scarier than others, some more believable, but the list is undeniably captivating.
During yourlifetime, you have likely heard of some conspiracy theories. After all, there is probably no topic that these theories don’t cover.
A few months ago, one Reddit useraskedothers what scary conspiracy theories they had heard of. And, oh boy, have they heard plenty. So, we combined a list of the best responses to this question.
In it, you can find theories like the Dark Forest theory, the AI-Bitcoin connection, and many others. Some are scarier than others, some more believable, but the list is undeniably captivating.
Those Facebook memes of posting a current selfie and a photo of you taken 10 years ago, is to program facial recognition software.
A small one:Samsung announced that the Galaxy Watch 4 would include a non-invasive continuous glucose monitor, which would allow you to monitor your blood sugar at any time while you wear it, for as long as you own it.A months before the 4 was released, that feature quietly disappeared from all of the marketing, without explanation, and now, years later, is nowhere to be found.I believe Abbott Laboratories, makers of the FreeStyle Light glucometer and the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor systems, panicked, fearing that a non-expiring, non-invasive glucose monitor would be hugely popular among diabetics, and devastate their death-grip on the market, paid a huge bribe to Samsung to drop the whole thing.
When light bulbs were created, they lasted forever. Producers noticed that would be a limited business and engineered them to go out after a certain period so they could continuously sell them.
There are plenty of others you might be aware of besides the ones on this list.For example, the clan of underground billionaires running the world (sometimes it’s also added that they’relizardpeople), the Earth being flat, and the moon landing being fake.Then, some are known in the deep corners of the internet. The reason behind the difference in their popularity usually lies in certain “requirements” they meet. For instance, having the “right” villain, addresses collectiveanxieties, makes people feel good about their social group, fills certain knowledge gaps, and escalates during uncertain times.
There are plenty of others you might be aware of besides the ones on this list.For example, the clan of underground billionaires running the world (sometimes it’s also added that they’relizardpeople), the Earth being flat, and the moon landing being fake.
Then, some are known in the deep corners of the internet. The reason behind the difference in their popularity usually lies in certain “requirements” they meet. For instance, having the “right” villain, addresses collectiveanxieties, makes people feel good about their social group, fills certain knowledge gaps, and escalates during uncertain times.
That the public school system sucks because it was deliberately designed to fail the kids, forcing them to shuffle off to the factories once their dreams are crushed at graduation.
Human are nothing more than a virus destroying the larger organism earth. Earth will eventually get a fever in an attempt to rid herself of us.
This isn’t even the full list. Basically, there are many things that can make a theory more or less successful, and theorists usually attempt to check as many of them as possible.
Even if the theories get disproven, some people still believe in them. In fact, about50%of Americans believe in at least one debunked conspiracy theory.
That there is no such thing as “food safe plastic.”.
There’s plastic in our blood and every piece of tech listens to us.And nobody really cares.
Additionally, the increasedaccessibilityof information due to social media and 24-hour news cycles also helps to reach more people, thus convincing more of them to believe.If you read something online and wonder whether it is a conspiracy theory or the truth, there aresome thingsyou can do to make sure. For example, seek out the evidence for the stated things, as many theories crumble after a lack of it. Then, you can also “test” the idea with logic and critical thinking. So, basically, look for evidence that contradicts and maybe even debunks it.
Additionally, the increasedaccessibilityof information due to social media and 24-hour news cycles also helps to reach more people, thus convincing more of them to believe.
If you read something online and wonder whether it is a conspiracy theory or the truth, there aresome thingsyou can do to make sure. For example, seek out the evidence for the stated things, as many theories crumble after a lack of it. Then, you can also “test” the idea with logic and critical thinking. So, basically, look for evidence that contradicts and maybe even debunks it.
Plants cultivate humans for the carbon dioxide.
I find the idea that powerful organizations are secretly manipulating global events the scariest. It’s unsettling to think about how much control they might have.
Medical knowledge and technology are more advanced than we think but are kept from the public because they would cut into corporate profitsAs a bonus, MK Ultra was not an isolated incident, USA (and other govts) continue secret tests on their own citizens, they just got better at hiding it.
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Looking for the motives orred flagsbehind the theory, like prejudicial tropes, and seeking the source of the claim (besides other things) are also useful while figuring out the conspiracy theory’s validity.
Also, if after some time you realize that you have fallen for some kind ofconspiracy theory, don’t feel too bad – as we made it clear, they’re made to convince people. If you realize the fault in your logic related to them, it’s good for you, and bad for them.
Heres a new one for you:Spontaneous Life is actually extremely common in the universe.We talk about the primoridal ooze where the first protiens formed into a cell and all that. But this theory states that life actually spontaneously arises on a microscopic level constantly. Well, constantly on a universal time scale, at least. Not all of it is carbon based, and in fact life has formed in many different ways that we don’t recognize as true life.However, there is one critical thing that acts as a gateway: reproduction. Almost all life that is spontaneously created lives a short time and dies without reproducing.On our world, there have been two instances of spontaneous life that were able to reproduce.1. The precursor that lead to all life as we know it on earth over millions and millions of years2. Viruses.
I love/hate the idea that the existence of the uncanny valley implies the existence of something that looks human but wasn’t quite human and we needed to fear it.
It’s not particularly scary but go read a bit of Commander David Fravors' statement about his F/18 crew that were called to check on an object they had been tracking on the USS Nimitz for weeks in the early 2000s. It was dropping from 80,000' to 20,000' in mere seconds. When they managed to begin tracking it (the radar had trouble picking it up) there was no infrared heat signature for the propulsion of the craft as it hovered over the ocean and it was pulling G’s no pilot could make without a full blackout. It disappeared from view of both planes and popped back onto the radar 60 miles away, in less than a minute. His crew also took a different video years later of a similar object. Really makes you wonder, there’s a full statement of the hearing online.
That the stereotypical Alien “encounter”, involving abduction, probing, and other experiments, are not aliens, but rather humans, from the future, coming back to try and figure out why we stopped being able to reproduce. Furthermore, that concludes that whatever brings about the potential fall of man has already begun.
That Lorde is really a 40 y.o. man from Colorado.
Shrimp is bugs.
The reason we haven’t found aliens is because any advanced civilization destroys itself.
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