Serious question, but I think the whole 'flat earth' thing is a distraction from real stuff

I was at a public talk in Austin about space stuff, and this guy started yelling about how NASA faked the moon landings. I mean, I get being skeptical of governments, but I stood up and said maybe we should focus on real things like who gets to go to space now. It got quiet, then a few people actually agreed with me. Has anyone else felt like some theories just stop us from talking about bigger problems?

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ray3565d ago

My buddy got into a huge fight at a family cookout. His uncle started going on about chemtrails. My friend just asked if we could talk about the actual air quality reports from the factory down the road instead. Total silence. Then his aunt changed the subject to property taxes. Felt like he dodged a whole hour of nonsense to talk about something that actually affects them.

keith9005d ago

Actually, your friend might have shut down a real conversation. People talk about chemtrails because they don't trust the official reports. That factory data could be fudged too. Dismissing it as nonsense just makes people dig in harder. Sometimes you have to hear the weird stuff to understand what they're actually worried about. It's about feeling ignored, not just the trails.

markh854d ago

Ever think the real problem is nobody feels heard? Your friend tried to swap one set of facts for another. But if the uncle already thinks facts are fake, that won't work. Might be less about the trails and more about that feeling of being brushed off.