#ConspiracyTheory #EclipseFolk #EndOfTheWorld #April8 #April9
Hey there, conspiracy theory enthusiasts! If you were eagerly awaiting the eclipse on April 8th, convinced that it was the beginning of the end, you might be scratching your head now that April 9th has rolled around and everything seems to be business as usual. So, what’s the deal? Let’s delve into the aftermath of the eclipse day and see what the conspiracy theory folk have to say now that nothing out of the ordinary happened.
### The Day After: Eclipse Fallout
#### 1. The Disappointment
For those who firmly believed that the eclipse was a sign of impending doom, the lack of any significant event on April 8th must have been a huge letdown. Many individuals had built up their expectations, only to be met with a regular day without any extraordinary occurrences.
#### 2. Rationalization
So, how are the conspiracy theory believers rationalizing the fact that nothing catastrophic happened on the anticipated date? Some might argue that the predicted events were delayed, while others may point to alternative explanations to justify their beliefs.
#### 3. Social Media Frenzy
In the lead-up to the eclipse, there were numerous social media groups dedicated to discussing the supposed end of the world scenarios associated with the celestial event. Now that April 9th is here, what are these groups buzzing about? Have their theories evolved in light of the lack of any drastic events?
### Personal Stories: Dealing with Eclipse Conspiracies
#### 1. Friends and Family Reactions
If you have friends or family members who were deeply invested in the eclipse conspiracy theories, you might be curious to know how they are reacting post-April 8th. Are they embarrassed by the failed predictions, or are they doubling down on their beliefs despite the lack of evidence to support them?
#### 2. Coping Mechanisms
In the aftermath of a failed conspiracy theory prediction, individuals often employ various coping mechanisms to deal with the cognitive dissonance caused by the discrepancy between reality and their beliefs. It will be fascinating to explore how conspiracy theorists navigate this psychological challenge.
#### 3. Community Support
In times of uncertainty and disillusionment, individuals tend to seek solace and validation from like-minded communities. Are the eclipse conspiracy theory enthusiasts banding together to console each other and reinforce their shared beliefs, or are they questioning their convictions in light of the failed prophecy?
### Conclusion: Lessons Learned
As we reflect on the aftermath of the eclipse day and the reactions of the conspiracy theory folk, it becomes evident that belief systems are complex and deeply ingrained. While it may be tempting to dismiss conspiracy theories as irrational or unfounded, it is essential to approach these individuals with empathy and understanding.
So, if you were eagerly awaiting the eclipse day apocalypse and found yourself disappointed by the lack of cataclysmic events, remember that belief is a powerful force that shapes our perceptions of reality. And who knows, maybe the next conspiracy theory will hold the key to unlocking a deeper understanding of our world – or maybe it will just be another April 8th. The choice is yours to make.
Keep exploring, keep questioning, and above all, keep an open mind.
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I’m still waiting for the government to arrest Hilary and Biden, and exonerate Trump like QAnon told me! 😠
Move on to the next I imagine. Just like all the other doomsday days that have passed. The only real doomsday that’s coming is when the sun turns Red Giant.
Still have 5 billion years to wait. Mark your calendars.
My zombie death cult just misinterpreted the dates, that all. Most of us are in the states so when deepthroat alien Jesus told us about the super911 gun rapture going down on 4/8 naturally we thought April. We forgot though for most the rest of the world, including christ and aliens apparently, that’s August 4th. There’s a precedent for this, we’re always having to convert measurements given to us by these deities. It’s a real problem in our religion, actually.
They rationalize it and then move whatever they think will happen to a new day. It’s been happening for thousands of years at this point, it’s never going to change. Examples of rationalizations can be amusing, but they’re usually pretty half-assed.
Here’s a good example of a long running series of failed predictions rationalized afterwards:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfulfilled_Watch_Tower_Society_predictions
At the last minute the great lord Xenu decided to spare us and give us another chance so we need to double down on our dedication because we are so grateful for his mercy
Conveniently, those who are tangled up in such conspiracies always find a way to move the goalposts. Over and over again.
However, it was sad to lose some friends and family due to the rapture.
/s
Time to move the goalpost…AGAIN!
I, like many others, stepped outside house to witness it.
Across the street was a rugged old man. He proclaimed “wow that was awesome, I thought it was going to be a hoax”. And I couldn’t believe someone who had lived more than 6 decades could think that this was somehow fake. How all the hype leading up to it on social media was interpreted by him as a big lie.
Like, have you not been alive long enough for other eclipses to happen? Do you really think that people were just making this shit up to close schools for one day and make people where funny glasses? Blew my mind there are thousands upon thousands of men and women like that guy.
In a moment of pure wonder for our existence, was also a moment of pure sadness for our existence.
“The eclipse was faked by NASA!” Obviously — if it was a real one we’d all be dead. j/k
The savvy ones were already onto some other conspiracy — they made their money off the eclipse in the weeks leading up to it, and before it started talking about the next thing so people are more focused on the new crisis than on checking to see whether the old one ever panned out.
It’s a very similar dynamic to how some scammy businesses operate — they get the people there (who they are mistreating and exploiting) super excited about something that is just a month or two out. Then, a couple weeks before that time comes, they start promoting some *other* big thing that is a couple months out (while quietly forgetting about the first thing). Repeat.
Elon Musk does this — whenever something he’s working on gets in trouble, you’ll notice he often announces some new thing he’s working on that is a ways out. It’s the same idea — keep people constantly focused on a shifting bunch of things in the near future. Ideally you can also call whatever minor victories you eke out proof of past success by pointing to the past and recontextualizing them as massive successes (rather than what they were: underwhelming results far short of what was promised). But the key there is they have to have occurred long enough ago that peoples’ memories have faded enough for you to reinvent the past.
The key to conning people is to keep their attention on a made up future and/or a forgotten past, and *absolutely* keep them from observing what is happening in the present and thinking too much about it.
Beware 2045.
Jesus saved us, I’m guessing.
Edit, actually no, I’m guessing they are saying that Biden caused inflation. No reference to the eclipse
If you don’t believe us explain how an Egyptian pyramid and Latin phrases got on the dollar bill. And that eye, nobody can explain the eye. You can dismiss it but you will never explain it to my satisfaction (madman laugh, writhes on the ground, and declares victory)
My aunt deleted all her conspiracy FB posts and is now pretending the whole event never happened. She’s done this several times before also. Their need to be right that everything is a conspiracy against them is all that matters, not the truth.
I’ve heard someone say on the news that the moon was composed of gas.
I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, probably the dullest, but it seems like there’s one even worse.
I survived Y2K, 2012, and probably a few other apocalypse’s I wasn’t aware of. God or the Government can come and get me when they want.
None of the 7 towns named Nineveh that were in the path of the eclipse were destroyed! I’m so mad, I knew God in his mercy would change his mind, he always does that…
I was promised zombies and or Jesus second coming. Pop culture lied to me!
My resident conspiracy theorist started going off on how we couldn’t see the moon before or after the eclipse, and that “so-called experts” call it a new moon. He went off saying how we’ve constantly been lied to and that we all just accept it.
They’ll be saying the same things they said when JFK Jr didn’t come back or any of the other BS things they’ve been wrong on. Theere will be crickets about this and they will quickly move on to the next stupid thing to con the gullible on.
(Scraping sound of the goalpost being moved yet again)
There’s a buncha them on TikTok, they started moving the goalposts and now it’s no longer rapture but instead a “warning” and we have 40 days to repent or smthn like that. They’re also claiming that cern opened a portal or shit.
They turned CERN on during the eclipse and we shifted realities and now the Berenstane Bears are spelled a different way.
/s
Maybe
Well I AM suddenly magnetic since the eclipse. I have a neodymium magnet stuck to my nipple right now.
I rented a house with a friend, and a friend of my friend (lets call him JA) JA was a firm believer of the 2012 armageddon. He would get agressive if you questioned his youtube professors, regarding pyramids on different continents, and that over a period of 8000 years, there’s a big chance more than one person would think about a goodnway to stack stones….
Although how firm believer he was, he refused to sign a contract, handing his (pretty neat) gaming rig to me on the 1st of january 2013.
Now he claims he has moved to Slovenia to help a group of “enlightened” people dig up ancient pyramids. But I’m pretty sure i spotted him on my local supermarket atleast two times.
It’s exhausting with those people; I live with one. It never ends. Eclipses happen people, no it’s a conspiracy, just the universe doing what the universe does. agh.