>combined with the fact that there’s money to be made on the topic — especially on YouTube, where flat earth channels tend to have a lot of subscribers. As YouTube (like Quora) monetizes content, the more viewers, the more money flat earthers make.
Is it really that much of a widespread belief ? I really have trouble understanding the current phenomenon with some anti science conspiracies.
I am fairly sure that like a lot of the current fever around conspiracy theories, the vast majority of people are doing it simply to wind people up - and it seems to be super effective. It's a new counter-culture.
Is it really that much of a widespread belief ? I really have trouble understanding the current phenomenon with some anti science conspiracies.