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  • I wouldn't say it's belief itself as much as "I want to believe" that aliens have either crashed here or made contact with us, but it's not anywhere like the major big coverups these conspiracies usually tell.

    In my head-canon, these were otherwise minor incidents that only a handful of people know about, and they keep it under wraps because they don't know jack shit about the aliens, can't actually talk to them, and don't want to scare people as well as the evidence they have isn't conclusive because it's not made of fantastic magic materials, but just normal fucking shit you can find on Earth like gold and iron.

    It sure would be more interesting than "it was a mylar weather balloon, and people just didn't know about mylar at the time and the only reason it even blew up was because of an over-zealous newspaper reporter who wrote that famous headline, while the retraction for that headline went completely under the radar as it was less sensational."

  • i think it is reasonably possible that a relatively advanced human civilization (e.g., concrete- and steel-making) lived, say, 20000 years ago and left no traces. that is tens of thousands of years after humans became anatomically modern, but still twice as old as the oldest ruins of human cities found. cities made with buildings like our modern ones would simply not survive in any form whatsoever over that time scale, but stone buildings likethe pyramids would remain recognizable.

  • Kinda believe:

    There is a natural or supernatural force innate to my person that causes almost everybody to dislike me at first blush and those who don’t dislike me immediately eventually become keen to it. Everyone conspires to keep it a secret from me as to what exactly is wrong with me. Everybody I’ve met through school or college has since stopped responding to my messages (in one case even blocking me immediately after thanking me for wishing them a happy birthday), and those who claim to or otherwise act as if they think positively of me only do so to behave professionally, or to exploit me for personal or financial gain, or out of untruthful over-politeness. Regardless of my efforts to be a good person, these results persist.

    • Hey! I think you might need to seek a counselor! Thes kinds of though patterns aren’t healthy and if there really is something wrong with you they might be able to help you figure it out.

    • that’s bizarre, sorry to hear that and hope it gets better

    • I don’t know you, so I don’t know why people might avoid you, but I was thinking of something slightly related while on the train yesterday. I have a very strong sense of smell, so bad odours are very off putting for me, even mine when I sweat, or fry something…stuff like that. So yesterday I was sitting in the train, and someone came in at some point and sat right behind me. I did not see that person, but I smelled him!!! It was stinking of cigarettes as if he was an ashtray. I had to move, because it was making me want to throw up. I al not exaggerating.

      But I do know, not everyone has this sense of smell, some might be oblivious of their own smell. I had a colleague in high school that was extremely stinky. He was not a bad guy I guess, but I did not talk too often with him because I was avoiding coming too close because of the smell.

      So I was thinking yesterday, wouldn’t it be helpful to have some sort of independent person give an honest and not mean opinion, on what is “wrong” with us in terms of what is off putting to the others. Some people are I am sire genuinely good people, but maybe they have an odour problem that they don’t know about, and maybe can be fixed. Or maybe they are trying to much and too fast to be a friend for someone and the others feel like their space is invaded too quickly. Not everyone has skills to read non verbal messages.

      But how do you give feedback to the people that are off putting for you if they don’t ask for that feedback? It would be rude and probably poorly received. I am a quite direct person, and even I would not tell people they literally stink, because it might me it is just an I problem.

      Do you have close friends or family that you could ask for kind advice? Or maybe try a neutral person, like a psychologist. Although that one would not see you in your interactions. Maybe you could analyse and record in your memory details of the interactions and have someone review those details. As I said, could even be something like you are too fast in getting close or person to the others, and they have another pace.

      • Smell was actually one explanation I thought people reading my comment would think of. I start each day with a shower and wear deodorant, even applying it a second time during the day if I happen to have been active or sweaty. When I’ve worked up a sweat at work or whatnot or if I’ve swam in a lake or pool, I shower afterward. I hope I don’t need to mention this, but I also do wipe thoroughly after using the toilet. I also don’t smoke cigarettes or weed.

        With your story of the smoker, that kind of makes me even more inclined to think it’s not smell since I’m apparently light-footed enough to accidentally sneak up on and startle people when I approach them; this has happened a number of times. If they don’t notice a smell or sound when I’m right next to them, then I’m probably not emitting either of those strong enough to be sensed close up. Additionally, my barren experience on dating apps, for example, wouldn’t be affected by smell.

        I don’t have any family that I would consider trustworthy on the matter.

    • the way i see it, people have collective depression. almost everybody feels bad due to expectations about the future economy, and so they're being unfriendly. it's not specific about you, though.

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