What happened to mybroadband. ??

[Nicodeamus]

TBH it very much seems like OP is miffed that his echo chamber has been penetrated by the unwashed masses.....

I think so too, when you're echo chambre pops the first time, it can be quite traumatic. When I realised that Mbeki was right on HIV and AIDS or that antivaxxers aren't insane, it felt a bit traumatic.

I think that the OP is stil stuck with a dogmatic worldview and he is afraid that he might change his mind.

 

[genetic]

The Grotto forum is waiting for you.

 

[LiPO]

Trump lit a fire under the conservatives and they created a plethora of “news articles” and “opinionist” media site for them to use and weaponise online while they bastardize what was once their go to credible news source.
They another breed of conspiracy theorist.

 

[Kodi]

Twitter happened. Everyone became an expert at everything.

 

[Nicodeamus]

One of the issues is when posts are backed up by sound clear references to respected scientific papers, research documents, these are automatically rejected and branded as fake, without any attempts to even read the content.

The ONLY message that counts is that one promoted by whoever wants to push an agenda. The slightest deviation to offer an alternative leads to a virtually automatic personal attack on the person posting it.

That is normal, because anger is a natural response when your underlying doubts are exposed.

 

[Aghori]

The Grotto forum is waiting for you.

They still send me those annoying e-mails every few weeks "We haven't seen you in a while" thing. I signed them up to gaySA and BackdoorBuddies.

 

[rambo919]

If you think this is bad, check out Stormfront. They're gone from bad to batshit crazy within a year... I had to delete dozens of posts in just a few hours today.

That place has been nuts for decades.... it actually got worse recently?

 

[heinrikur]

So what happened here?

The place is like Conspiracy Central.
I read some threads and is seems like I have inadvertently stumbled into happy hour at Valkenberg hospital.

Has the forum become a safe space for the unhinged.?

I've been around these parts for the better part of 15yrs and I've never known the place like it is now - almost daily more lunacy appears.
For a psychologist or psychiatrist it must be like stumbling upon a funfair - where all rides are free.

Often sources quoted on thread creation are utterly obscure, one can click the link to the source, ignore the quoted content and click on the home page of that source to quickly get an idea of the batschittery that lies ahead.

The most common themes are somehow related to a new work order.
"Big Pharma" is another favorite.
Flat earthers have now been relagated to the back seats.

Have the lunatics finally taken over the asylum.?

 

[Brenden_E]

Twitter happened. Everyone became an expert at everything.

When someone shared a "scientific article" with me in the form of a lady ranting on tik-tok, I realized there's no turning back. When going through hell, keep going!

 

[saturnz]

One of the issues is when posts are backed up by sound clear references to respected scientific papers, research documents, these are automatically rejected and branded as fake, without any attempts to even read the content.

The ONLY message that counts is that one promoted by whoever wants to push an agenda. The slightest deviation to offer an alternative leads to a virtually automatic personal attack on the person posting it.

I quoted Einstein and someone on this forum who we are expected to just believe has "scientific qualifications" because he says so described Einstein as a clown.

 

[Aghori]

I quoted Einstein and someone on this forum who we are expected to just believe has "scientific qualifications" described him as a clown.

What was the quote?

 

[Fulcrum29]

The Grotto forum is waiting for you.

I have been invited there on the occasion, but never signed up. I do lurk there, though, have to say, the alt spillover is surreal. At least most prior regulars are content there.

 

[rambo919]

The Grotto forum is waiting for you.

Troll heaven that place is, or at least it was before I made the head guy delete my profile....

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Many replies to posts are a long way off topic and seem to represent a rant against a legitimate opinion expressed by the author

Agree 100%. I am often the point of entry for these posts that are off topic personal attacks on myself with no value to the topic or discussion. Or an inane reply because the person has no answer. There are about 10 culprits that just don't seem to be able to stand me commenting.

It started with the MyCadre bunch who need to derail posts that don't suit their narrative and has spread to religious nuts that only have messages of hatred because they cannot answer questions that put their faith in doubt.

Or they troll the commentator to try to derail it when it doesn't suit their narrative or agenda.

Another tactic is to lead the commentator off topic and then report and have posts deleted.

But I agree completely with Grant, the amount of unsupported and debunkable claims on MyBB has increased and I have been here less than year.

 

[saturnz]

What was the quote?

something along the lines of

"The current standard model is the generally accepted model for the universe, and it doesn't include gravity"

 

[w1z4rd]

When someone shared a "scientific article" with me in the form of a lady ranting on tik-tok, I realized there's no turning back. When going through hell, keep going!

I thought I would try tiktok (I just wanted to test if they censor certain phrases), but I didnt have an account. So I thought I would use my Twitter login as a way to login (they give you an option of Google, Facebook, Twitter), but then I saw the permissions Tiktok wanted for me just to login to their website.



So I was like no. Never ganna join. Not comfy with giving the Chinese government access to almost all permissions on Twitter.

 

[R13...]

So what happened here?

The place is like Conspiracy Central.
I read some threads and is seems like I have inadvertently stumbled into happy hour at Valkenberg hospital.

Has the forum become a safe space for the unhinged.?

I've been around these parts for the better part of 15yrs and I've never known the place like it is now - almost daily more lunacy appears.
For a psychologist or psychiatrist it must be like stumbling upon a funfair - where all rides are free.

Often sources quoted on thread creation are utterly obscure, one can click the link to the source, ignore the quoted content and click on the home page of that source to quickly get an idea of the batschittery that lies ahead.

The most common themes are somehow related to a new work order.
"Big Pharma" is another favorite.
Flat earthers have now been relagated to the back seats.

Have the lunatics finally taken over the asylum.?

Trump made the world a safe space for loons to come out of their basement and rage against MSM, etc. And he did that from a MSM platform. Ironic, isn't it?

 

[saturnz]

Trump made the world a safe space for loons to come out of their basement and rage against MSM, etc. And he did that from a MSM platform. Ironic, isn't it?

the MSM label has moved on, its more correctly described as "corporate media"

 

[Cosmik Debris]

One of the issues is when posts are backed up by sound clear references to respected scientific papers, research documents, these are automatically rejected and branded as fake, without any attempts to even read the content.

The ONLY message that counts is that one promoted by whoever wants to push an agenda. The slightest deviation to offer an alternative leads to a virtually automatic personal attack on the person posting it.

As an example:

The new Pfizer drug soon to be approved for use against Covid 19.

1. There are ONLY internal trials to back up the efficacy, effectiveness and safety.
2. The trials have been terminated because Pfizer declares "they" have learnt enough.
3. The research has NOT been peer-reviewed.
4. The claims that the new drug is a Protease Inhibitor is ONLY backed up by ONE "in silico" study in the public domain.

Yet it is is hailed as the saviour drug with a "press release" by Pfizer to back it up.

Now there are other drugs that have been shown to be equally effective, backed up by the same in silico methods. Yet they will be rejected with the claims that it is "only" supported by in silico research.

Those drugs are unilaterally rejected, even when the results are supported by a peer review process done by many different researchers.

Where is the logic?

Geoff, every one of your batshit crazy claims has been resoundly debunked by several medical professionals in the Covid threads.

 

[R13...]

the MSM label has moved on, its more correctly described as "corporate media"

It seems to mean left leaning media. Or any source not in support of the right.