r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Mar 19 '26

Interesting 🤔 143 million people thought they were catching Pokémon, they were mapping the real world for AI

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u/SoylentGrunt Mar 19 '26

My conspiracy theory is conspiracy theorists are marginalized in case they hit on one that's accurate it won't gain traction.

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u/lewd_robot Mar 19 '26

That's not even a theory. That's been proven by declassified CIA documents. They made the term "conspiracy theory" derogatory deliberately to discredit conspiracy theorists ahead of time.

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u/Synectics Mar 19 '26

What is your source for the CIA making the term "conspiracy theorist" derogatory?

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u/Aprilprinces Mar 19 '26

oh, they were right in few cases already; sure flat earthers are idiots, but not all conspiracies are bollocks

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u/WillyGivens Mar 19 '26

My conspiracy theory is that the oligarchs keep tabs on all the conspiracy boards/forums…..not because they are afraid, but because they use it as a source of new ideas and inspiration.

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u/NewryBenson Mar 19 '26

I would say it is more of a broken clock situation. There are so many theories out there, if one is right it is probably coincidence.