A Social Experiment

Dundee

Fading day by day.
I have been pondering an dubiously unethical social experiment.
I sometimes get lost on you-tube, surfing the crazy conspiracy sites, looking at all those nutty videos showing the easily debunked ghost, UFO, and people i hairy overalls pretending to be big foot.
But as much as I know they are fake, on occasion i get the hair on my neck stand up.
I get spooked. The common sense part of me says, idiot, use your brain, but the caveman part of me says,
"Grab Club, hit object, run away" :)

A lot of these sites that sucker so many folks by my assessment are run by none too smart people.

It occurred to me after, what if some really smart people decided to start up a fake you tube channel.
People who have genuine smarts and skills in certain areas.
OK so before you call me a boof head, I am not really including myself in that category.
I am sort of a jack of all trades but a master of none.
I am a little like McGyver :)

You would lock the doors and call security to have me removed if i tried to enter your laboratory.
But in the post apocalyptic world, trust me, you would want me on your team
I can turn a washing machine into a land-rover If I need to. :)

i am nor psychologist, or anthropologist, but when I look at some of these mad conspiracies, I see a re-occuring formulae, Time and time again.

It seems to suck (some) people into your mad idea, all you need to do is this.

Take a handful of indisputable facts.
Take into consideration peoples common fears.
Go grab some loosely similar wild arse conspiracy.
Substantiate and connect with some more related but utterly irrelevant facts.
Then summarize with a wild conclusion that plays on the conspiracy vulnerable s fears.

An bingo, you got yourself a, reptilian president, an alien base under the Kremlin, or a ghost in a house.

So finally I arrive at the point, (sorry, I waffle, I know it, but can't help it :( )
How much fun would it be to make a you-tube channels called something nutty and suitably enticing.
And use the incredible brains trust we have here to invent conspiracies, exaggerate stories, and twist the truth.
Just for the fun of seeing how many followers and how successful it could end up.
Imagine if it went Viral :)
I am not sure how the money side of things work, but I believe that you-tube channels that are successful with lots of followers can be very lucrative.
It could be an awesome fun social experiment,
And a money maker as well.
With the brains trust here...hell the sky is the limit.

Thus we return to the ethical dilemma....
Thoughts?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Not interested, there's enough crap, shyte, and fake stuff out there...
 

Area201

cold fusion
How much fun would it be to make a you-tube channels called something nutty and suitably enticing.
And use the incredible brains trust we have here to invent conspiracies, exaggerate stories, and twist the truth.

You really nailed it. You just described the exact polar opposite of what I want to spend my free time on.

@Athena ashford I suggest not wasting time on it.

But if you want to be the next National Enquirer channel go for it.
 

humanoidlord

ce3 researcher
I have been pondering an dubiously unethical social experiment.
I sometimes get lost on you-tube, surfing the crazy conspiracy sites, looking at all those nutty videos showing the easily debunked ghost, UFO, and people i hairy overalls pretending to be big foot.
But as much as I know they are fake, on occasion i get the hair on my neck stand up.
I get spooked. The common sense part of me says, idiot, use your brain, but the caveman part of me says,
"Grab Club, hit object, run away" :)

A lot of these sites that sucker so many folks by my assessment are run by none too smart people.

It occurred to me after, what if some really smart people decided to start up a fake you tube channel.
People who have genuine smarts and skills in certain areas.
OK so before you call me a boof head, I am not really including myself in that category.
I am sort of a jack of all trades but a master of none.
I am a little like McGyver :)

You would lock the doors and call security to have me removed if i tried to enter your laboratory.
But in the post apocalyptic world, trust me, you would want me on your team
I can turn a washing machine into a land-rover If I need to. :)

i am nor psychologist, or anthropologist, but when I look at some of these mad conspiracies, I see a re-occuring formulae, Time and time again.

It seems to suck (some) people into your mad idea, all you need to do is this.

Take a handful of indisputable facts.
Take into consideration peoples common fears.
Go grab some loosely similar wild arse conspiracy.
Substantiate and connect with some more related but utterly irrelevant facts.
Then summarize with a wild conclusion that plays on the conspiracy vulnerable s fears.

An bingo, you got yourself a, reptilian president, an alien base under the Kremlin, or a ghost in a house.

So finally I arrive at the point, (sorry, I waffle, I know it, but can't help it :( )
How much fun would it be to make a you-tube channels called something nutty and suitably enticing.
And use the incredible brains trust we have here to invent conspiracies, exaggerate stories, and twist the truth.
Just for the fun of seeing how many followers and how successful it could end up.
Imagine if it went Viral :)
I am not sure how the money side of things work, but I believe that you-tube channels that are successful with lots of followers can be very lucrative.
It could be an awesome fun social experiment,
And a money maker as well.
With the brains trust here...hell the sky is the limit.

Thus we return to the ethical dilemma....
Thoughts?
thats would attract unwanted attention, so no
 

Dundee

Fading day by day.
You really nailed it. You just described the exact polar opposite of what I want to spend my free time on.

@Athena ashford I suggest not wasting time on it.

But if you want to be the next National Enquirer channel go for it.
A simple not interested would suffice, No need to be a smart arse.
It was simply an experiment in gullibility, nothing more. It always amazes me how some people choose to believe whatever suits their predisposition. Upon reflection I doubt that I would have the energy myself.
So i will stick to watching the conspiracy theorists we already have.
 

Castle-Yankee54

Celestial
So finally I arrive at the point, (sorry, I waffle, I know it, but can't help it :( )
How much fun would it be to make a you-tube channels called something nutty and suitably enticing.
And use the incredible brains trust we have here to invent conspiracies, exaggerate stories, and twist the truth.
Just for the fun of seeing how many followers and how successful it could end up.
Imagine if it went Viral :)
I am not sure how the money side of things work, but I believe that you-tube channels that are successful with lots of followers can be very lucrative.
It could be an awesome fun social experiment,
And a money maker as well.
With the brains trust here...hell the sky is the limit.

Thus we return to the ethical dilemma....
Thoughts?

I've thought about it too......a friend and I even tried to work on ideas at one point. I just don't recall any of them now.

Conspiracy theories and scientific mysteries would be very easy.
 

Area201

cold fusion
A simple not interested would suffice, No need to be a smart arse.
It was simply an experiment in gullibility, nothing more. It always amazes me how some people choose to believe whatever suits their predisposition. Upon reflection I doubt that I would have the energy myself.
So i will stick to watching the conspiracy theorists we already have.

The thing is there are so many bogus fake sites and channels already, no need to add to the crap lol your social experiment is already proven
 
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Dr_Doom

Honorable
Lets start with religion.... lets see what outlandish stories we could come up with haha
 

Area201

cold fusion
Yeah I suppose your right. No worries :eek:

Here's a classic example:

Scientology.

You make sh*t up, sue the IRS to get tax exempt, ruin lives financially on every level, get some A-list movie stars feed their egos to represent you publicly while you sap members accounts and buy up property. With that money you do a slick commercial during the super bowl to look legit when you are a total fraud.

One of the most successful.
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
Here's a classic example:

Scientology.

You make sh*t up, sue the IRS to get tax exempt, ruin lives financially on every level, get some A-list movie stars feed their egos to represent you publicly while you sap members accounts and buy up property. With that money you do a slick commercial during the super bowl to look legit when you are a total fraud.

One of the most successful.
We aren't funded well enough to perpetrate a fraud like scientology in a reasonable period of time.

Pick a lower target.
 
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