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[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 24 points 2 months ago

Is flat earth still a thing? I haven’t been hearing as much about it lately but maybe people just stopped caring.

I do wonder how long a movement that can be easily disproven by literally anyone can sustain itself. I mean sure, the true believers will stay but if anyone can go out and confirm the roundness of the earth themselves it makes it a bit tough to keep people who are on the fence…

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 26 points 2 months ago

I think the vast majority of promoters online were trolls, and the vast majority of followers were morons

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

They moved on to qanon. That's not even a joke.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 months ago

You haven't heard as much from them because they are being drowned out by MAGAs. Though, TBF, the overlap between flat earthers and MAGAs is pretty large.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Don’t forget sovcits. I’m hearing more about them now and less about flat earth.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

Sovcits are.... interesting.

There's an aspect of their philosophy that I get. Like there is a sort of magical incantation they say and proof you're immune from the law.

That's sort of how courts work. We're all about precedence, making sure that court rulings from before are applied fairly and equally. Knowing these rulings and how to apply them seems like magic to those of us who aren't attorneys.

And all law and court rulings are text that you can read, right? So anyone should be able to read and recite them, right?

I sort of agree with the logic in the sense that I absolutely hate how any court action almost requires the services of an attorney. No matter how right you are, you still have to spend money to prove it in court.

But the nonsense of not paying any taxes or not being held responsible for your actions....that is where I draw the line.

[-] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

There's actually a trip to Antarctica to see the midnight sun funded by globe earthers planned soon. Many flat earthers were invited, but most have chickened out and the rest are hedging their positions with "24 hour sun doesn't mean anything, even if we see it, it doesn't matter".