// 0003 Important lessons from flat earthers

Before we get into this man… seriously. Don’t take me for a flat tard.

I think I’m probably more open minded than the average person, but I’ve been looking into this whole thing for a while, and, I gotta say… Unless you’ve dug into both sides of it, you shouldn’t strut around like you’re the almighty. You just hear Neil deGrasse Tyson say “it ain’t so” and suddenly, you’re parroting his arguments like they are creed from god himself. The man who couldn’t explain gravity on his best day. For shit (look it up).

Yeah, OF COURSE you’re gonna have a knee jerk reaction to the idea of the earth being flat. That’s a given. You’ve been conditioned your whole life to react that way (care to take control of your thoughts for once, cookie cutter?). The question is, have you checked the facts? Have you done your research?

I don’t need your answer. I already know the answer, which is why I’m prepared to raise some hell and ruffle some feathers if need be.

I’m not saying I’m a flat earther. Frankly, I don’t know what the shape of the earth is. I haven’t been out to space (and if you’re reading this, chances are you haven’t either – only 500 to 600 people, in all of history, have – Google it for yourself).

But that’s about the ONLY sensible conclusion you can come to after doing some basic digging. You don’t know. I don’t know. And, it’s not like we’re owed the truth by a government agency.

So, here are my top lessons from flat earthers.

Question everything

How the FUCK could you possibly think what you were taught in school was the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Oh, you thought you were getting an education, that you were entitled to the facts because you paid a bunch of money. Did you ever research WHO started the school system as we know it today? Do you know WHY he started it?

And, no, I’m not fucking using “he” as a catch all pronoun. Don’t bring that political wrongness into this discussion. Please. Leave it alone.

Okay, so get out your pocket calculator and program that TI-83 to dogpile Mr. Google. Who was the education system created by? Did you find it yet? It was started by Horace Mann. I don’t know him from Adam, do you? I don’t trust this man to create a curriculum for my life, do you?

Tell me this doesn’t grind your gears – Mann thought that unruly children should be turned into disciplined and judicious republican citizens. That’s why he created the system. What the fuck? It’s on Wikipedia, bro. Who the FUCK is Mann to talk about other people’s children? Not to mention, he wanted to push his political agenda on them. Christ.

And, while the language you’ll find on other sites has been prettied up a bunch (celebrate the accomplishments of Mann or you’re a blight on society), no matter how much makeup you apply to a pig, you’ve still got yourself a bonified Floyd. We don’t need no education…

You can do your own digging and agree to disagree (don’t give me shit unless you’ve done your homework), but the education system was put in place to make us factory workers man. And, it wasn’t created to foster an open environment of learning. We all got spoon fed from the same barrel of barf they update occasionally to reflect the slight change in their agenda. What else?

You weren’t given access to the truth. You couldn’t handle it. You got the history in chunks, my friend. BELIEVE it. They ain’t gonna teach you or me the R and X rated versions of history – the real versions – especially when we aren’t even old enough to drink.

You thought you knew a thing or two about World War II? Fuck off. Go do some real research now that you’re an adult.

It is healthy to question everything? It ain’t just healthy, man. It’s necessary if you wanna get to the bottom of it all.

Flat earthers have realized this. They questioned one thing and suddenly saw the sweater start to unravel, and what they found beneath was more than a little compelling.

Facts aren’t facts

I already know people are gonna have a heart attack over this (except for the few who’ve realized this for themselves), so let’s take it in stride, shall we?

You’ve heard before that science is just the best answers for what we know today, and it’s continually updated as new findings present themselves. Nobody has an issue with that kind of change.

The distance from the earth to sun is the perfect example. Today’s it’s accepted that “The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace…” and it’s approximately 93 million miles away (92.96 million miles if you want to be more precise). But it wasn’t always that way. Nope. The figures kept changing through the ages. 1 million. 10 million. 50 million. 80 million. Go do your research, fuck tard.

Okay. So, I get that we can supposedly use math and instruments to figure out the sun's distance from earth. The only problem? No one has fuckin’ taken a tape measure from the earth to the sun to verify this fable parading around as a fact. I didn’t do it. You didn’t do it. Who did it? No one did.

Forget the “logistical” impossibility here, because frankly how do you know the sun gets hotter as you get closer to it? That makes no fucking sense, because apparently once you leave the atmosphere of earth, you go directly into a vacuum (and apparently, it’s 2.7 Kelvin – they made that measurement up just to describe how cold it is). Because we see that in nature every day. It makes way more sense to think the sun is localized, not that there’s an arbitrary barrier between us and it. Care to explain to me how your model is simpler than that?

And, again, who are we counting on to confirm this? Some physicist mired in history you never met (who may have had his own agenda in sharing his point of view)? Someone who’s never been to the sun? Oh, really? You trust that guy? The one who sat in his ivory tower talking and thinking about theories instead of going out and confirming the simplicity of the reality we experience every single day? That guy was too chicken shit to get into a spaceship, trust. You’re saying you’re gonna trust that guy. Really.

In saying that, I know I’ve got fingers pointing right back at me. I’m not asking you to trust me any more than you trust Einstein. But fuck. Show me the damn tape measure before you go spouting off about facts any Jeopardy contestant would know. Memorizing facts doesn’t make you smart.

There are plenty of other facts that aren’t facts. We encounter them every single day. One day bacon is good for you. The next day they say you shouldn’t eat fruit because of the sugars. If you can’t see that you’re a little kid circling in a teacup of lies, I don’t know if I can help you.

And, while I’m at it, don’t get your panties in a bunch over the term “they”. We all know who “they” is. It’s the powers that be. You can deny them. You can pretend they don’t exist. But that doesn’t make them go away. Although I admit they do a damn good job of hiding.

Now, even if what I’m saying is true, it doesn’t automatically make the earth flat. You gotta call a spade a spade, but if I’m right, it does call some things into question, don’t you think?

Do your own homework

Flat earthers are quite possibly some of the smartest, most educated people you will find. By now, you can find dozens of debates on YouTube to confirm this for yourself.

And, yeah, if you gang up on a flat earther who’s trying to make her points and interrupt her every sentence with “yeah, but FACTS!”, you’re about the dumbest Neanderthal to come crawling out of a cave this millennia (evolution is also bullshit, but its time is coming – let’s leave it for another time). Give her some fucking space to explain herself. If you aren’t the least bit open minded, you’re wasting everyone’s time.

Here’s the shocking truth. About 80% of the time, flat earthers stump their opponents and win the debate. It’s true. That doesn’t mean some of them don’t lose the debate, and in the case of Allegedly Dave, I gotta say… I love you buddy, but if you want to keep showing up to debates, you got to keep sharpening your saw, man.

Anyway, even a simpleton could figure out that there would be no need for a debate if there was any form of conclusive proof to show that the earth is the shape they’ve been saying it is for centuries (not from the beginning of time, as some claim – do your homework, asshole). BAM! There’s the picture of earth. Done. Closed. Finished.

Nope! It doesn’t exist. There’s no photo of earth. Even NASA admits that it’s pieced together by strips of data. Okay, so you’re saying you can send a fucking multi-Kelvin proof high resolution camera into space and send photos back to earth using high speed internet, but you can't get far enough out to take a decent picture of mother earth? Blow me.

By the way, what kind of secret government agency industrial strength internet connection have you got anyway? Because sometimes the fucking Starbucks WiFi craps out on me when there are more than three people in the café!

There’s a mountain of evidence showing that, at the very least, parts of the moon landing were faked. President Nixon takes a fucking phone call from space and there’s no delay? But now when you want to talk to astronauts on the space station, there’s a 30 second lag? Christ man, if you’re going to fake it, at least be consistent with your lies.

All that to say, if you’re going to participate in this discussion, you better not throw around the same bullshit everyone else throws around (the masthead of the ship disappears first…) because there’s a good chance there’s already a solid argument against it.

Don’t trust “debunked”

Whether it’s flu vaccines, flat earth or Zeitgeist: The Movie, there are “debunked” sites and videos for practically every conspiracy, or for that matter, slightly controversial topic you can name.

Joe Rogan couldn’t look like more of a dumbass when he tries to discredit flat earthers, because he just rehashes things he’s heard from “scientists” without looking into any of it (see previous point – do your own homework!). He has no clue what the arguments are. He just dismisses it as ridiculous outright – the same thing you see in the top results when you search for “flat earth” on Mr. Google or mistress YouTube. They want you to dismiss the topic altogether. Go no further. Full stop. This is bullshit.

This is no different when you look at a doc like Behind the Curve with Mark Sargent, who honestly does a piss poor job of representing the flat earth. I don’t know if he’s controlled opposition or some basement-bound nerd who saw an opportunity to gain notoriety, but the movie is doing the same thing Google is doing – trying to get you to dismiss the idea before you’re presented with evidence to explore for yourself. Yeah, you’re not allowed to make up your own mind about any of this.

Rogan used to be the man when it came to conspiracies. Now that he’s popular, suddenly he’s changed his tune. Do you trust a guy that can be bribed so easily? Well, I guess you must, because… look at who you elected.

The fact that you walk away from a “debunked” video satisfied that your research is complete, just goes to show you how intellectually bankrupt you are. You’ve got the attention span of a fishbowl, and you assume none of it ever affects your life, so what difference does it make anyway, right?

Well, if the 9 – 5 is serving you well, you like to binge watch Netflix at night, and you don’t mind being dead or broke by 65 (this is what the stats are saying, my sedentary friend), then fuck it. Be lazy. Don’t challenge your intellect. Bring out the Cheetos. It’s time to watch 12 episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond consecutively and pretend like we don't just bring the same scenarios into our daily lives. Arguably, that’s still a better use of your time than tweeting about the coronavirus like you’re the victim.

You can learn a thing or two

You can learn a thing or two from flat earthers, but only if you’re open minded. Fuck it if you don’t care and fuck it if you’re not going to do your own research.

I’ve said enough.

- Anderson

// 0002 As humanity descends to a new level of stupidity

Seven billion fucking people on the planet. Seven billion.

Look, I don’t want to sound callused. I really don’t. But we need a voice of reason here.

Here’s a little timeline. It shouldn’t take a genius to figure out:

BSE – 1994

West Nile virus – 1999

SARS virus – 2003

Ebola virus – 2014

Coronavirus – 2019

Forgive the incompleteness of the timeline, I can’t be bothered, but are you starting to connect the dots yet, Poindexter?

The so-called “major” outbreak of a virus happens every four to five years, on the dot. So, don’t tell me there isn’t a fucking connection between outbreak (or, for that matter war) and presidency. This should be common knowledge, a foregone conclusion by now, but no. I wish in vain. People still believe the fearmongering and think it’s the veritable apocalypse, for Christ sake.

I’m not unsympathetic. To any of the families that have been affected, my condolences go out to you. You are the true victims here, not the twentysomething, mask-wearing, North American privileged yuppies parroting word for word what they heard in the news, which is mostly inaccurate hyperbole to begin with.

Here’s a tip, yuppy – turn the fucking news off and stop pretending you know anything or even give a shit about the people who’ve suffered. If you’ve got enough time to tweet about this fuckery, then contribute to a cause or go help the people who’ve lost their loved ones. Christ. Shit or get off the pot. Please. We would all be better off without you adding to the black hole of social media.

But let me get off that fresh morsel of hell and address how deep the stupidity runs. It’s absolutely disturbing how clueless people are, and yeah, I’m addressing you, you fucking Gap wearing waste of human flesh.

Have you done your research? Have you looked at the numbers? I know you haven’t, because if you did, you might know what I’m talking about.

Let’s look at another chart. See if you notice ANYTHING. And, really stare at it, because if you’ve got the attention of a fishbowl, you’re going to miss my point and fixate on my colorful language instead.

BSE – 231 cases (not even deaths – what kind of fuckery is this that you can’t find the facts you’re looking for?)

West Nile – 2,000 deaths

SARS – 555 deaths

Ebola – 11,310 deaths

Coronavirus – 2,817 deaths

I’m not going to pretend like you got the point. So, let me spell this out for you.

The common flu took 16,000 people’s lives during the 2019 – 2020 flu season. It’s a fucking crisis compared to the coronavirus. Scary as hell! Tell all your friends! Get on social media and warn everyone – the flu is coming to take your life!

Before you worry about the so-called “widespread” outbreak of the coronavirus (it’s not, it’s a CONTROLLED release of an experimental virus), maybe go and find a fucking cure for the common flu. And, stop pretending those vaccines are working, because they’re clearly making things worse.

Still not hitting the cranial bull’s eye? That’s what I figured, so let’s look at another timeline:

Word War I – 40 million casualties

World War II – 70 to 85 million casualties

Vietnam War – 3 million casualties

Do your fucking research before you spout off about something you don’t know anything about and apologize to your forefathers, bush league. If you can’t do that, then at least shut the fucking boob tube off and go do something with your wasted life.

STOP over-catastrophizing. You talk about this as though you're the victim, you’ve got a hot clue, when rumors (and they are just that, RUMORS) of mass outbreak are coming from fear-based, red herring propaganda marketing (read that, m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g) campaigns. You’re sittin’ pretty while other people suffer. Wake up, already.

Your stupidity diminishes the very freedom your forefathers fought for. Apologize. NOW. Get off Facebook and Twitter and put some honest, hard work into your chosen profession, or at least a hobby for fuck sake.

I’m sorry to say, but this is what a world at peace looks like, friend. There ain’t shit goin’ on out there, so we gotta stir it up. Dip into the toilet bowl and spin those feces around, like our IQ was less than that of a doorknob. When the human mind doesn’t have any problems to solve, it starts creating them.

Yeah, it’s nasty. And, it’s unbelievable. But if you look at it with a critical mind, you start to get a sense of who’s behind it all. Never put it passed them to toy with our minds and mess with our lives, especially in smaller, controlled doses.

I’m gone,
- Anderson

// 0001 Personal development got you down? Suck it up, buttercup

Personal development doesn’t make people happy? Fuck that.

The thing that most people get wrong is to assume that by adopting a new belief or perspective, or by taking a course (one fucking course?), that somehow everything is going to be “perfect” in their lives, whatever the fuck that means. Living in a pink unicorn wonderland where the roads are made of clouds, bacon tastes like candy and farts are made of rainbows?

Give me a break. Life is contrast. You can’t have highs without lows. No happy without sad. No euphoria without depression.

No matter how high you get off of a sorry sap's book, you're going to wake up Monday, go to work, deal with the same shit and same people. After going home, you're going to be confronted with the same choice of getting to work on something that brings happiness and fulfillment into your life, or sitting on the couch absorbing the blue light brainwashing they subject every slave to. Don't get mad at me. I'm guilty as sin.

Plus, you can’t honestly say to my face that you had even envisioned a future before going into that soul-breaking course. You were just excited to get in, plain and simple. And, somehow you thought you’d emerge unscathed by the cleansing fires of PD. Personal development, bro!

But here’s what you’re failing to recognize:

What’s making you unhappy is just below the surface of the shiny, fake veneer you call “normal”. Normal is bullshit because it’s just some face you’re putting on to satisfy society and make people (people you don't care about) think you’re okay and nothing could possibly be wrong. You don’t have any weird late-night fantasies, and your shit certainly don’t stink. Cash in the bank. Lookin’ dope. Drivin' your souped-up Honda.

Here’s the reality…

Personal development is DESIGNED (read that again, d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d) to draw that creepy crawler lurking underneath, that ugly black Arachnida that’s taken over your life at some inopportune moment and has been in control of you ever since. Don’t fool yourself. It’s there.

And, if we were honest with ourselves, we’d see that we’ve all got some skeletons in the closet. That closet has been waiting to be opened. You don’t shut that shit and never look at it again. No part of that will lead to growth!

To go through life expecting that there's no ugliness in all homo sapiens simply goes against the laws of nature I've already explained. Life is contrast!

The question is, what are you going to do when Freddy Krueger comes over for a friendly visit? Because he will.

Are you scared? Do you feel like shit? Are bad memories flooding your brain? Are your worst nightmares coming to attack you all at once in your living life? Fuck yeah! That’s how you know the shit is working!

If your dumbass course ain’t making life hard on you, you’re obviously taking some fluffy lollipop bullshit that makes everyone feel good and accomplishes absolutely zilch. But who am I to tell you not to go get smoke blown up every orifice?

Buck up, cowgirl, because this ain’t going to be no teacups, but it’s sure as hell going to be one hell of a ride. Dorothy may have wanted a cushy Limo ride to the Emerald City, but what she got was so much more than that – adventure, new friends, danger and a shit ton more. Stuff she could tell her grand kids as their eyes widen and jaws drop. And you think anything less would constitute a journey? No fuckin’ way.

Rehab is the hardest part of injury. Sure, the moment you sustain injury, it can hurt like hell. But learning to walk again is sometimes the much longer, more painful process that people tend to give up on. Are you starting to see the connection yet?

So, what makes you give up along the way? Mindset, Joe! Mindset!

You don’t need to confirm the universe is in perfect order to get on the horn to make some shit right in your life. The universe is doing just fine, thank you very much, and it’s tired of you even asking. Stop getting stuck in your head and start doing something we can actually put on the scoreboard.

And, to wrap this all up, you’ve got to ask yourself – do you really want to live with that ugly beast stashed away on the inside? Do you want to keep carrying it with you, knowing that it can peak its gnarly head out of the hole at any time and start messing with your life? Or, do you want to leave that shit behind?

Sure, you can carry on with that plastic smile and mannequin dream, but never and I mean NEVER fool yourself into thinking you’ve made it into the SEALs, because rest assured you didn’t have the guts, determination or mentality to make it past the first day of training if you didn't confront your demons in PD.

Go home, 
– Anderson