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What's your personal little conspiracy theory? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'll go first: r/kitty. One of the hundred grillion cat subs back on Reddit, the culture in this one was you posted a cat picture, and the only word allowed in the title or in any comments or replies was "Kitty."

Someone is using that subreddit for covert communications, I just know it. Either on the level of "if u/PM_me_your_nostrils posts an orange cat, we attack at dawn!" or there's some steganography going on with the pictures, but that subreddit was too stupid to be as active as it was.

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[-] eldoom@lemmy.ml 68 points 1 month ago

I think that people being in overly light polluted areas for their entire lives is or at least is a major part of what's wrong with society these days.

When you go out at night and look at a sky completely filled with stars it makes you feel a certain way. Full of wonder, small, curious. Conversations always go in the "what if" or "what do you think about" sort of direction. It really puts you in your place in a strangely calm, thoughtful , and healthy way. And the more you can see, the better. If the Milky Way is visible it just puts you in awe.

People don't get to experience that very often, if at all, when they live in a populated area.

I think that is by design.

If you cannot just go outside and get that huge feeling of idk existential wonder, you're going to get hard coded into your personal fears and beliefs and all that whatnot. This drives the population apart. Meanwhile, all forms of light pollution measures are either deemed too expensive or just not enforced. At least in my area. And large amounts of the population live somewhat close to an airport. Never really gets dark at night near an airport...

Anyways that's my ted talk about how light bulbs are ripping society apart by its very fibers. Next up is how ceilings are a conspiracy to keep the poors underfoot if anyone wants to hear it.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cities tend to be more light polluted, but less racially divided than rural areas, though.

I think it’s more about exposure. If you’re never exposed to a certain kind of people, some people just won’t trust them.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago

Yeah, people in cities tend to be less conservative and more open minded. The more rural, which means less light pollution, are the opposite. So I don’t think that conspiracy really holds.

[-] eldoom@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Well that's taken care of by religion my friend

[-] Thrillhouse@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

Take it one step further and that sense of wonder is why I feel the powers that be reacted swiftly to squash psychedelics and shut down all research into them, unless the research benefitted the national security cartel, of course.

It’s difficult for rulers to maintain capitalist control when you can eat a piece of paper and have the wonders of the universe revealed to you and realize that it’s supposed to be about loving other humans. Makes neverending consumption and 9-5 work seem really lame in comparison.

[-] SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Opt in for additional conspiracies

[-] eldoom@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

The ceilings one is way simpler.

When you spend a lot of time in a place with low ceilings it makes you subconsciously feel trapped. After a while of it your actions and behavior will likely start to reflect that and you will probably be less likely to do anything that you can for your future.

You don't get that in a place with higher ceilings.

[-] SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Interesting.

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