Is FE on the wane?

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2023, 01:06:49 PM »
Do you have like a secret stash of celebrity photos with TFES membership in the images?

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2023, 01:36:08 PM »
I'll never tell.
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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2023, 03:52:46 PM »
Only John Davis and other true believers can vouch for me. I'm on network TV

I have no idea what that means.
I can confirm that Ichi is indeed telling the truth. You'd be surprised how many people of interest are in the society, aside from those publicly noted to be like B.o.B. and Thomas Dolby. There even is a member of NASA amongst us. Ichi is a polymath of sorts, and aside from being a scientist is also on television.

I'm sorry to be so vague about other members, but our membership enjoys its privacy for what I hope are obvious reasons.

I'm pretty sure B.o.B & Dolby don't quite equal a "large group of famous artists".

There seems to be far more GEr's "in the society" than FEr's, at least actively, so it wouldn't surprise me if there might be a "famous" person or two kicking around the place.

But I'll offer this equally without evidence, I can assure you that there is a vastly larger group of famous artists that are globe earthers.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #33 on: March 23, 2023, 04:29:47 PM »
Only John Davis and other true believers can vouch for me. I'm on network TV

I have no idea what that means.
I can confirm that Ichi is indeed telling the truth. You'd be surprised how many people of interest are in the society, aside from those publicly noted to be like B.o.B. and Thomas Dolby. There even is a member of NASA amongst us. Ichi is a polymath of sorts, and aside from being a scientist is also on television.

I'm sorry to be so vague about other members, but our membership enjoys its privacy for what I hope are obvious reasons.

I'm pretty sure B.o.B & Dolby don't quite equal a "large group of famous artists".

It's a good thing no one claimed they equal "a large group of famous artists."  Do you ever represent the opposing argument fairly, or is your tactic just academic dishonesty?
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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2023, 04:44:16 PM »
Only John Davis and other true believers can vouch for me. I'm on network TV

I have no idea what that means.
I can confirm that Ichi is indeed telling the truth. You'd be surprised how many people of interest are in the society, aside from those publicly noted to be like B.o.B. and Thomas Dolby. There even is a member of NASA amongst us. Ichi is a polymath of sorts, and aside from being a scientist is also on television.

I'm sorry to be so vague about other members, but our membership enjoys its privacy for what I hope are obvious reasons.

I'm pretty sure B.o.B & Dolby don't quite equal a "large group of famous artists".

It's a good thing no one claimed they equal "a large group of famous artists."  Do you ever represent the opposing argument fairly, or is your tactic just academic dishonesty?

I think if you actually looked at my post history you'd see that I've actually represented and defended FE quite vigorously from time to time from academic dishonesty.

It appeared you were defending a statement routed in academic dishonesty. With the, I can confirm that Ichi is indeed telling the truth.. I'm not sure how else to read that other than you are confirming his statement that there is a large group of famous artists that are flat earthers.

You're confirmation being two people. Which in my mind, doesn't quite measure up to a "large group". Unless you were "confirming" something else entirely.

Additionally, "interest" in the society does not make a flat earther.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #35 on: March 23, 2023, 05:33:35 PM »
I should have been more specific, I meant to include actors/film workers within the category of artists. Not just musicians
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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #36 on: March 23, 2023, 07:22:00 PM »

Is Ichi Bill Nye the science guy?
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That would put you in the same category as pedophile perverts like John Davis, NSS, robots like Stash, Shifter, and victimized kids like Alexey.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2023, 12:08:35 AM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #38 on: March 24, 2023, 12:11:02 AM »
It's going to be very difficult for Flat Earthers in the future to argue the merits of the Flat Earth, when looking at Earth through their moon base window. Everybody has their limits.

In the meantime, you could write a book with the number of reformed Flat Earthers out there. I'm sure there is a case study going on, analysing reformed flat earthers, with their individual flat earth journeys and when the journey ended. Factors causing people to go against high set conformity, is interesting.
I'd bet you don't know any.
I'd also bet you could actually write a book about the reformed global believers.

Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2023, 01:00:36 AM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Flat Earth only offers a temporary fix mindset. It wears off, and people return to their senses and acceptance of the Earth as it is - a globe.

Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #40 on: March 24, 2023, 01:03:12 AM »
It's going to be very difficult for Flat Earthers in the future to argue the merits of the Flat Earth, when looking at Earth through their moon base window. Everybody has their limits.

In the meantime, you could write a book with the number of reformed Flat Earthers out there. I'm sure there is a case study going on, analysing reformed flat earthers, with their individual flat earth journeys and when the journey ended. Factors causing people to go against high set conformity, is interesting.
I'd bet you don't know any.
I'd also bet you could actually write a book about the reformed global believers.

I do know reformed flat earthers. I'd know a lot more if I created a website to hear their stories of falling down the rabbit hole, and how they climbed out. How many stories do you think I would need for a book?

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #41 on: March 24, 2023, 01:05:27 AM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #42 on: March 24, 2023, 03:39:13 AM »
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.
No, that is once people decide they hate the RE (often due to hating the government, or not being able to accept that they are insignificant compared to the universe), and desperately wanting to replace it.

If they instead start to honestly question, they find answers, and find that alternatives just don't work.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #43 on: March 24, 2023, 04:42:03 AM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.
That's hilarious. Do you think flat earthers are going around googling flat earth? This is like when wise tried to measure engagement by trending flat earth against nasa
So long and thanks for all the fish

Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #44 on: March 24, 2023, 07:02:24 AM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.
That's hilarious. Do you think flat earthers are going around googling flat earth? This is like when wise tried to measure engagement by trending flat earth against nasa

Yes, ofcourse they are. How else are flat earthers supposed  to get their daily flat earth fixes, and be serious armchair researchers?


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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #45 on: March 24, 2023, 10:25:53 AM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.
That's hilarious. Do you think flat earthers are going around googling flat earth? This is like when wise tried to measure engagement by trending flat earth against nasa

Maybe, maybe not. But you missed the point. (Equally hilarious) The point is general interest among humans not just FErs. And it appears that general interest for FE peaked in 2017 and has welcomed a steady decline ever since.

One could argue that even though general interest has plummeted, it has leveled off to some degree above where it started, perhaps setting a new benchmark. Another cycle may come around when another rapper claims to be an FEr, interest will rise again and when it falls, interest may settle above where it is today. And so on.

Conversely, as pointed out earlier, as more and more that space travel becomes privatized, constant, global, and less reliant on government conspiracy theories, more eyewitness accounts, etc., the evidence may be that much more overwhelming for an attraction/interest to/in FE.

Or maybe it will take a meteor hurtling toward earth, an extinction event, to do so. Or global warming.

But in real terms, the problem for FE is that it's not just NASA!, NASA!, NASA! anymore.

But who knows in this wacky world of misinformation.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #46 on: March 24, 2023, 11:31:24 AM »
I'll never tell.

There we have it. John has a secret stash of celebs with a FES membership.

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #47 on: March 24, 2023, 04:50:26 PM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.
That's hilarious. Do you think flat earthers are going around googling flat earth? This is like when wise tried to measure engagement by trending flat earth against nasa

Yes, ofcourse they are. How else are flat earthers supposed  to get their daily flat earth fixes, and be serious armchair researchers?


Please don't tell me you google "the flat earth society" to get to our homepage each time.
So long and thanks for all the fish

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #48 on: March 24, 2023, 04:51:54 PM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.
That's hilarious. Do you think flat earthers are going around googling flat earth? This is like when wise tried to measure engagement by trending flat earth against nasa

Maybe, maybe not. But you missed the point. (Equally hilarious) The point is general interest among humans not just FErs. And it appears that general interest for FE peaked in 2017 and has welcomed a steady decline ever since.

One could argue that even though general interest has plummeted, it has leveled off to some degree above where it started, perhaps setting a new benchmark. Another cycle may come around when another rapper claims to be an FEr, interest will rise again and when it falls, interest may settle above where it is today. And so on.

Conversely, as pointed out earlier, as more and more that space travel becomes privatized, constant, global, and less reliant on government conspiracy theories, more eyewitness accounts, etc., the evidence may be that much more overwhelming for an attraction/interest to/in FE.

Or maybe it will take a meteor hurtling toward earth, an extinction event, to do so. Or global warming.

But in real terms, the problem for FE is that it's not just NASA!, NASA!, NASA! anymore.

But who knows in this wacky world of misinformation.
I'd argue against using one metric, especially google trends, to measure general interest across the worlds population. TO me that kind of thinking is what is hilarious.
So long and thanks for all the fish

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Re: Is FE on the wane?
« Reply #49 on: March 24, 2023, 07:21:01 PM »
Fe is only here to celebrate its farewell. The fad has peaked and the silliness exposed.

Flat earthers are returning to globe earth acceptance, in spades.
I would highly doubt that.
I think once genuine people actually start to question the global nonsense they simply get more interested in the alternatives.

Tough to say. FE seems to come in cycles...

Worldwide Web Search Interest:


Worldwide YouTube Search Interest:


Seems to be a precipitous drop-off, waning, since the peak in 2017.
That's hilarious. Do you think flat earthers are going around googling flat earth? This is like when wise tried to measure engagement by trending flat earth against nasa

Maybe, maybe not. But you missed the point. (Equally hilarious) The point is general interest among humans not just FErs. And it appears that general interest for FE peaked in 2017 and has welcomed a steady decline ever since.

One could argue that even though general interest has plummeted, it has leveled off to some degree above where it started, perhaps setting a new benchmark. Another cycle may come around when another rapper claims to be an FEr, interest will rise again and when it falls, interest may settle above where it is today. And so on.

Conversely, as pointed out earlier, as more and more that space travel becomes privatized, constant, global, and less reliant on government conspiracy theories, more eyewitness accounts, etc., the evidence may be that much more overwhelming for an attraction/interest to/in FE.

Or maybe it will take a meteor hurtling toward earth, an extinction event, to do so. Or global warming.

But in real terms, the problem for FE is that it's not just NASA!, NASA!, NASA! anymore.

But who knows in this wacky world of misinformation.
I'd argue against using one metric, especially google trends, to measure general interest across the worlds population. TO me that kind of thinking is what is hilarious.

Agreed, hardly scientific. Anecdotal at best. But the web is kind of a big deal and Google does have 93.37% of the worldwide search engine share. For better or for worse, the world sorta runs on Google.
What other metric(s) would you suggest?

What's really hilarious is Wise compared against NASA, yes. But more importantly, compared against Jesus and Water...