So I just happened to be on Reddit when this thing blew up, and I stayed with it for a few hours to see where it went. I have to say, the shift in comments was AMAZING.
At first, the comments were full of shock and wonder. People were asking good questions, and there was healthy skepticism. About two hours into it, and suddenly the comments are flooded with people making fun of it, and trashing anybody who even entertained the possibility of this being real.
I had one idiot trying to tell me that this is a distraction, and that people like me will always fall for it
I said, a distraction for WHAT? Oh ok, good job, mission accomplished, they succeeded in distracting me for a whole whopping hour...
Then I saw more and more comments with this argument about this being a big distraction for the election. I'm really trying to understand this argument. So Mexico's Congress rolls out these aliens, and they think people are going to be all-consumed with it until the election is over? People aren't capable of following more than one topic at once? I hope they have something lined up already, for when interest in the aliens wanes, which happened in about a day. This distraction stuff sure is a lot of work....
At first, the comments were full of shock and wonder. People were asking good questions, and there was healthy skepticism. About two hours into it, and suddenly the comments are flooded with people making fun of it, and trashing anybody who even entertained the possibility of this being real.
I had one idiot trying to tell me that this is a distraction, and that people like me will always fall for it
I said, a distraction for WHAT? Oh ok, good job, mission accomplished, they succeeded in distracting me for a whole whopping hour...
Then I saw more and more comments with this argument about this being a big distraction for the election. I'm really trying to understand this argument. So Mexico's Congress rolls out these aliens, and they think people are going to be all-consumed with it until the election is over? People aren't capable of following more than one topic at once? I hope they have something lined up already, for when interest in the aliens wanes, which happened in about a day. This distraction stuff sure is a lot of work....