• 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Back when “The Flat Earth Society” was all about trolling and making an elaborate scientific joke and not hardcore extremist science deniers.

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        5 months ago

        The joke is the absurdity of a flat earth and making puns like “all around the globe” in that context and creating absurdist proof that the Earth is flat despite everyone knowing since kindergarten that it isn’t.

        But some people started taking it too seriously.