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Is something big going on… conspiracy theory related

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Thisisbig · 29/03/2023 10:41

Ok hear me out….

the following things have put me a little bit on edge:

  • emergency alert trial from government (yes I know it’s been spoken about for years)
  • a few asteroids flying “close” and reported in press
  • A few solar/planet events… eg holes in sun creating solar winds, northern lights being so far down south, weird planetary alignments
  • nasa being able to defect the path of an asteroid in the last 6 months
  • the constant threat of nuclear war
  • chatter a few months ago about weird spy balloons and possibility of aliens?!

I can’t help but shake the feeling that some people “higher up” know something that us little folk don’t know yet and that we are being primed.

I am fully prepared to be told I’m crackers! 🤣

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TurnedOutOrangesAndLemonsAgain · 30/03/2023 14:52

Of course there is something big going on.

Our Government is dismantling our NHS piece by piece and selling it off to the highest bidder. It is lining the pockets of it's old school friends with our tax revenue. It is destroying our schools, roads, environment, transportation system, and public broadcasters. It has systematically defunded our justice system to the extent that prosecutions for serious crimes are waiting years to be heard, and the chances of smaller cases getting to court are minimal. It is destroying our record on human rights and casting us into the wilderness with the likes of Russia. It is shredding our economy, and ruining our reputation in the world by backtracking on its international agreements.

But don't despair, we can do something about all of the above in the next election.

Greenshed · 30/03/2023 18:24

These conspiracy theories are spread about to alarm people, and misinform. They are also potentially dangerous. Sadly, some people do become alarmed by them. Take a step back. Consider what it is you are fearful of and do some research (not just social media Facebook type research, either), apply some logic.

For example, an emergency alert trial makes perfect sense, given severe weather events and fires etc are increasing due to climate change - forewarned is forearmed. Many other countries already have such a warning system in place.

Asteroids always have and always will, on occasion, come quite close to Earth.

Solar events have been happening since the universe evolved and will continue to do so.

Space scientists/nasa will always be keeping an eye on asteroids, meteors and space debris we’ve created and their potential to cause damage on earth, therefore it makes sense to be developing and using technology to steer them off course if this is possible. (I don’t know, I’m no expert in that field). However, asteroids, meteors etc have, on occasion, hit earth - we have evidence of this, but earth still sustains life.

Nuclear war has always been a possibility since the development of nuclear weapons, however, logic would tell us that it would be illogical to go down that path as it would wipe humanity and most living creatures on this planet out - so, in effect, no winners.

The weird balloons? Possibly weather balloons, possibly spy balloons - all countries spy on each other to some degree.

Aliens? Hardly. I think if there were any, they’d see what we’re like and avoid us.

Dymaxion · 30/03/2023 18:40

We, UK, western Europe, do not have massive floods, tsunami, earthquakes.

Never say never, wasn't there some evidence that there had been a tsunami of sorts, or a huge tidal bore, that hit South west England and Wales, back in the 1600's ? I do know we are highly unlikely to be hit by a tsunami given our geography but one occurring might not be plate techtonics related ?

GingerNutMe · 30/03/2023 18:40

NCgoingdry · 29/03/2023 10:44

The emergency alert trial has made me feel a little on edge if I think about it.

Just can't help but wonder - why now? And what for.

It's not the first time this emergency alert has been tested.

Thisisnotreallymyname · 30/03/2023 18:44

Chatting with my very normal brother yesterday , (and I’m pretty normal, not really into conspiracy theories ), we both said we felt something was on the horizon, some kind of societal breakdown - but we didn’t know what.
Just a gut feeling …..

the80sweregreat · 30/03/2023 18:50

Having just watched ' the last of us' I want to be known that I'm not keen on surviving any kind of disaster at all. I can't fire a gun and my survival skills are zero
I'd rather be one of the first casualties tbh
Politicians and the like will survive I'm sure. They can all fight amongst themselves

User12321 · 30/03/2023 18:53

Wait until you all hear about what’s going on in the world of AI. Much more real, much more scary.

Blueblell · 30/03/2023 18:54

Those pesky planets

nannykatherine · 30/03/2023 18:54

Don’t read the daily express /fail/ sun or similar …
also get off internet 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

the80sweregreat · 30/03/2023 18:56

I read that Elon musk and a few others want AI to be stopped ? It must be bad I suppose

Dymaxion · 30/03/2023 19:08

I think the 'why now ?' about the government alert trial is quite easy to answer, they let disaster management and planning fall by the wayside during the Austerity years and then Covid happened and quite a lot of people realised how important it actually is. Boring but also probably true Smile

summers2016 · 30/03/2023 19:17

Yep, something up!

nuttynet · 30/03/2023 19:20

What emergency alert? I didn't get one

the80sweregreat · 30/03/2023 19:22

Our mobiles are going to have some kind of alarm that goes off , around 23rd April I read
It's a test of some kind to alert us to any kind of natural disaster that might happen.

IClaudine · 30/03/2023 19:23

User12321 · 30/03/2023 18:53

Wait until you all hear about what’s going on in the world of AI. Much more real, much more scary.

What is going on @User12321 Is it like Skynet in the Terminator?

Dymaxion · 30/03/2023 19:23

The AI thing worries me too, far more than the other things mentioned by @Thisisbig .
That could be because I don't really have any tech knowledge and am a self confessed luddite or it could be because it does have the potential to be a real threat for myriad reasons.

User12321 · 30/03/2023 19:31
watch that it explains what’s going on. It’s quite technical but also just worrying seeing how many of the most intelligent people in that world voicing how concerning it all is.

'Pause Giant AI Experiments' - Letter Breakdown w/ Research Papers, Altman, Sutskever and more

This video will not only cover the letter and the signatories, it will showcase the research behind it, and what the top people at OpenAI think in response. ...

https://youtu.be/8OpW5qboDDs

YourTruthorMine · 30/03/2023 19:32

It's not black and white though is it? You are not either a consipiracy theorist, or not, for example Do I think Covid was a conspiracy, No, Do I think the covid crisis was manipulated by the elite to make them even richer, yes.

Do I think climate change is real, yes. Do I think the elite are scrambling desperately whilst they work out how to snatch even more money from us under the guise of saving the planet, then a big fat yes

the80sweregreat · 30/03/2023 19:42

Why would someone like Elon musk want AI to stop ? I found that strange as you would think he would be for more of it ?

fuzzywuzzywombat · 30/03/2023 19:44

Pull your big pants on guys; we're ALWAYS at risk from
Nuclear threat
Terrorism
Various bad weather
Floods
Earthquake
Explosions
Asteroids
Marks and Spencer running out of food, you name it it's a risk

Pepsi2001 · 30/03/2023 19:45

You've probably been on tik tok too much that's where all that nonsense is.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 30/03/2023 19:45

I'm ordering extra tin-foil NOW. I think there could be a run on it pretty soon.

Dymaxion · 30/03/2023 19:54

Can you imagine AI coming into contact with MN ? Carnage Grin

Dymaxion · 30/03/2023 19:58

Especially if they wander onto any threads relating to dogs, inheritance, leaving any child under the age of 47 alone to go to the shops, house prices Wink

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