That 'expert' who claimed vaccines cause 5G connectivity...

I was scrolling through a Facebook post last week from a lady I went to high school with. She shared a video of a guy in a lab coat saying the covid vaccine turns you into a 5G tower, and 400 people shared it. I spent 45 minutes checking the video frame by frame, found the guy's real identity as an actor from a low-budget sci-fi film. How do you even start a conversation with someone who buys into that stuff without getting blocked?

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hannahcraig2d ago

Tbh I gotta push back here, you're saying you spent 45 minutes deep diving someone's background but honestly the real issue is whether the science is even settled. Like, we can't just dismiss everyone who questions things as crazy when there's been so much back and forth from actual scientists about the covid vaccines. That actor thing doesn't mean his points about microchips or whatever are wrong either, actors can read scripts that have truths in them. And honestly, if 400 people shared it maybe they're seeing something you're not willing to look at. You blocked your high school friend instead of having a real conversation, that's just shutting down debate.

casey8182d ago

lol okay hold up. i get what you're saying but is this really that deep? you're out here defending a guy who lied about being an actor and now you're saying we should take his microchip claims seriously because actors can read scripts with truths in them. that's a huge leap, man. and the whole "science isn't settled" thing is just a distraction. like yeah science changes but we're talking about a guy who literally fabricated his whole identity to push a conspiracy. i blocked my high school friend because he started sending me 4am voicemails about Bill Gates tracking him through his phone. at some point debate isn't debate anymore it's just feeding someone's delusion.

lily_cooper2d ago

Wonder if we're overthinking this whole thing. I mean, is it really worth 45 minutes of your life to prove some random guy is an actor? Seems like a lot of energy for something that's just gonna get shared again tomorrow by another person. Personally, I just scroll past that stuff and move on with my day. Going frame by frame on a Facebook video sounds exhausting, not gonna lie. If someone wants to believe their arm is a cell tower, let them. Not like you can reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into in the first place.