A Michigan man who'd reportedly been sucked into online conspiracies involving QAnon and 2020 election theft lies was killed by police after allegedly shooting his wife and daughter.
I disagree, all this stuff was already in the water (especially with the UFO and cryptid crazes of the 70's and 80's) so to speak, all Art Bell did was get a place on the radio and just let people talk, arguably for one of the first times. That said, all those places on the internet would exist with or without Art Bell, it's just that Art Bell somehow managed to see the future and get ahead of the curve for talk radio.
I disagree, all this stuff was already in the water (especially with the UFO and cryptid crazes of the 70's and 80's) so to speak, all Art Bell did was get a place on the radio and just let people talk, arguably for one of the first times. That said, all those places on the internet would exist with or without Art Bell, it's just that Art Bell somehow managed to see the future and get ahead of the curve for talk radio.