this shits wild. these alien brainworms are spreading to normies. one of my friends who is vaguely left (supported bernie and went to BLM protests, but has a three arrows sticker on their car cringe ) has been drawn in.

this person is smart (valedictorian in high school) and they are generally pretty grounded. but their sister is in the military and recently told them to “take this alien stuff seriously” and now they’re convinced. i kinda just joked around about it and they looked at me like i was the crazy one when i said i didnt think aliens have ever been to earth. how?! they mentioned the “non-human remains” found in a craft and when i suggested it could be a dog or bird they gave me a “seriously?” look and acted like i was being overly cynical. i have a record of cynicism for sure, but this shit is so obviously BS. i ended up just killing the convo by giving the ole “ill believe it when i see it”

i honestly dont care if they believe in aliens but its just so weird how common this alien discussion is now. ive had like 5 people bring it up to me unprompted in the past week or two.

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    I recently met a real life Raëlian and I'm still kind of shook. Their brain is buzzing on just a different frequency.

    I had thought the aliens stuff was always a particular American brianworm to dissuade against the idea our secret military stuff is evil. Oh you don't understand, the secret agents have to brainwash the public and hide secret tech, because it's dangerous alien stuff from another dimension. There was a big UFO boom in the 50s, and then again in the 90s, big conspiracy times.

    What the heck is going on now though? Even everyday normal people are discussing aliens and UFOs and whatever. Are we just experiencing yet another cyclical fad?