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Vent: I finally watched that flat earth documentary my cousin kept pushing
I went in ready to laugh, but some of their 'evidence' about Antarctica access laws actually made me pause for a second. Has anyone else had a conspiracy theory catch them off guard like that?
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jamiegreen5mo ago
That Antarctica treaty thing got me too. I looked it up and it's basically just an agreement to keep the continent for science, not some secret wall guard. But the way they present it, with all the official sounding paperwork, makes it feel plausible for a minute. I had a similar moment with the old "moon landing studio" theory when they showed that flag waving. It's those little visual details that make you go "hmm" before your brain catches up.
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tessa_hill865mo ago
What if the paperwork itself is the visual trick?
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christopher_craig2mo ago
Did you ever try looking at their actual sources? Tbh once I started tracking down where they got their numbers from, most of it fell apart fast. Ngl that Antarctica paperwork thing is sneaky though, I nearly bought it too until I found out the treaty actually gets renewed every few years with all the official signatures.
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