Flat Earth is a Microcosm of Big Tech Futurism
Emotional fragility, vapid promises, and the hope for a comeuppance
Rob Vanwey, JD, of The Evidence Files
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6 days ago
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An artistic rendition of a flat earth floats in space. To the right is a sun comprised of a laughing emoji. To the left is the moon with the head slapping emoji softly laid within it.
People on a daily basis are spewing out all sorts of delusional pantomimes to try and justify it when all you really need to do is just stand by what is and in doing so the pain and suffering comes to a very abrupt ending.— Level Earth Observer (YouTube)
Level Earth Observer, a YouTuber who claims he is ‘not’ a flat earther while simultaneously building a 12k+ subscriber count by spewing a great deal of flat earth nonsense, made the above statement during a live stream with SciManDan, a YouTuber and conspiracy theory debunker. Level Earth Observer’s “delusional pantomimes” referred to the way people employ scientific principles to debunk flat earth. Nestled within his outburst, however, was a very keen insight that he probably did not intend to make.
When you watch a flat earth video, you cannot help but feel dismayed by the level of ignorance it requires to accept the premise. Even if one can dismiss online imagery, the statements from astronauts or pilots, or the Antarctica Cup Yacht Race (that…
