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The original was posted on /r/ufos by /u/MinDev07 on 2024-12-20 13:56:34+00:00.
I joined this sub sometime back and for the longest I’ve been wondering what is the point of it. You post something you think may be a UFO: you’re wrong and dumb.
You post something you know for certain you saw with your eyes but couldn’t get a good image: you’re dumb (and receive the highest level of invalidation).
You post a “drone” similar to those featured on the news: you are both stupid and lack even the simplest level of common sense.
I was actually on another sub recently, where people felt uncomfortable even sharing their thoughts on this sub due to heavy invalidation (damn near the same extent of the government’s gaslighting.) I’m all for skepticism and fact checking, but it’s gotten to the point that 1.) the sub is primarily for invalidating claims and 2.) being as rude as possible in the process is criteria for doing such. The prior sucks, but the latter is awful. A lot of the new posters are not “expert” ufologists. Many people will not have flight radars and stargazing apps. They are just trying to figure out what’s going on and think to ask these questions in a “safe” place. (Legit, I saw someone name a bunch of stars, like the average person would know even the names let alone the coordinates of each.)
I am more of an observer/data-collector (whatever) than a poster. I don’t need convincing—I’ve experienced strange phenomena most of my life but as a child learned to share very little with those unfamiliar due to the very thing that I see happening here. I just say this to say, it costs nothing to be kind. The funny thing is, my teens and I recently analyzed this statement to discuss that being brutal is also free. Bummer.