I'm curious how tied these delusions are to unfulfilled narcissism. For the most part, I've only seen these wild claims in folks who... well... have nothing going on in their lives. I mean, take most bigfoot or aliens-abducted-me folks. If they didnt have that, they're incredibly boring people. Like, they dont even have a hobby they're mediocre at. Add a sudden urge for attention due to mild narcissism or mid life crisis, they'll leap to anything for a group to give then attention.
What makes this worse is mass media in general. One person gains attention, then the copycats get triggered to do the same thing. Hell, as an innocent parallel, we do the same with fashion. We see someone looks cool/beautiful wearing a certain outfit, people buy it to get the same looks/attention. Omega watches really only do well because of James Bond. Anyways, the whole thing snowballs. More and more people do it with each instance of successful attention gained.
Just an observation I think applies to like 80% of these people. Sure, 20% or 10% are true believers. I think the other 80-90% just need to take up painting or woodworking to get the attention they want from others. Fuck... I hope so at least... or I dont want to live on a planet where guys think they can have a litter of puppies. The amount of stupid in that is painful to comprehend.
Hmmm, totally related, I agree. But I feel like that's a, "give me attention because something is wrong with me". I think, and wtf do I know, conspiracy quacks are, "give me attention because I have special knowledge/I know the truth/I connected the dots". I might just be splitting hairs. Either way, thanks for the link.
The reality is many high ranking officials and professionals have seen things and gone on record. What you are commenting on is how something is protrayed in the media / film. That stereotype isn't accurate but it is accepted truth from late night talk show hosts.
What makes this worse is mass media in general. One person gains attention, then the copycats get triggered to do the same thing. Hell, as an innocent parallel, we do the same with fashion. We see someone looks cool/beautiful wearing a certain outfit, people buy it to get the same looks/attention. Omega watches really only do well because of James Bond. Anyways, the whole thing snowballs. More and more people do it with each instance of successful attention gained.
Just an observation I think applies to like 80% of these people. Sure, 20% or 10% are true believers. I think the other 80-90% just need to take up painting or woodworking to get the attention they want from others. Fuck... I hope so at least... or I dont want to live on a planet where guys think they can have a litter of puppies. The amount of stupid in that is painful to comprehend.