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Ok, I can get sort of disagreeing the wildfires are from climate change - that's a couple of logical steps you have to make. But "It's not causing anyone to cough" is plainly ludicrous. It was making me cough when I went outside.

"It doesn't smell bad"? Maybe they have COVID and lost their sense of smell altogether? It certainly smelled bad to me. And if you thought it smelled great - wow. I just don't ever want to be around you if you like those sorts of smells. I can't see it actually working with anyone who's ever been in wildfire smoke before - like you don't need science or education or anything to notice if it makes you cough, or tell something doesn't smell great.

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The documentary Behind the Curve explores this idea a bit. It follows die hard flat earthers around their daily lives to get to know them a bit more.

There's a running theme throughout the movie that these people weren't very happy with their lives prior to becoming flat earthers. Joining the "movement" gave them instant friends and a sense of direction. There's subtle hints now and again that most don't actually believe the Earth is flat, but they feel like "coming out" would ruin their reputation with their new community.

I get the sense that a lot of right wingers feel the same.

[–] Anarch157a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and the reason we don't hear much about flat earth any more is because most of them moved on... to QAnon.

[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

"Hey look I proved the Earth was round with a relatively long lage, a semi-proffessional camera and a jury rigged gimbal."