a short snatch of video from Perseverance, which was watching and snapping away from a distance of 65m. Longer sequences should become available in due course.
It looks fake because first it's on the ground, then it's suddenly hovering in a repeat-ish loop kind of way, and then it's suddenly back on the ground again. It's like a Geocities era animation.
I'm not saying it is fake, only that it looks that way initially, and some will get the wrong impression.
I'm not saying it is fake, only that it looks that way initially, and some will get the wrong impression.
I think you're misunderstanding the psychology of a 'serious' conspiracy theorist.
They will not get the wrong impression they already have the wrong impression, they will then twist any evidence they encounter to support their 'theory'.
Blocky images: "They're not real, rotor craft don't move like that."
Smooth seamless video: "That's clearly fake. Everyone knows you can't get video like that from Mars."
Much like the impossibility of trying to make something idiot-proof, it's not possible to produce something that a conspiracy theorist can't twist to fit their perception of reality. Personally I'd ignore them and, if a 'narrative' is needed, present the content in a manner that best suits the likely general audience, or better yet just present it 'raw' and let people marvel at it in their own way.
I'm not saying it is fake, only that it looks that way initially, and some will get the wrong impression.
I think you're misunderstanding the psychology of a 'serious' conspiracy theorist.
They will not get the wrong impression they already have the wrong impression, they will then twist any evidence they encounter to support their 'theory'.
Blocky images: "They're not real, rotor craft don't move like that."
Smooth seamless video: "That's clearly fake. Everyone knows you can't get video like that from Mars.".
Exactly. The sadly messed up mental processes of the conspiracy minded pick and choose whatever fits their skewed reality and it's perceptions.
For a thought process that chooses the hypothesis first (we haven't landed on Mars), then picks and chooses only the evidence that supports their reversed thought process, even trying to debunk it simply strengthens their resolve: "Why are these people arguing with me - this only proves that I'm Right! I'm hot on the path of truth, so they are getting desperate!"
Oh great, giving conspiracists fuel (Score:0)
It looks fake because first it's on the ground, then it's suddenly hovering in a repeat-ish loop kind of way, and then it's suddenly back on the ground again. It's like a Geocities era animation.
I'm not saying it is fake, only that it looks that way initially, and some will get the wrong impression.
"Snatch video"? Um.
Re:Oh great, giving conspiracists fuel (Score:2)
I'm not saying it is fake, only that it looks that way initially, and some will get the wrong impression.
I think you're misunderstanding the psychology of a 'serious' conspiracy theorist.
They will not get the wrong impression they already have the wrong impression, they will then twist any evidence they encounter to support their 'theory'.
Blocky images: "They're not real, rotor craft don't move like that."
Smooth seamless video: "That's clearly fake. Everyone knows you can't get video like that from Mars."
Much like the impossibility of trying to make something idiot-proof, it's not possible to produce something that a conspiracy theorist can't twist to fit their perception of reality. Personally I'd ignore them and, if a 'narrative' is needed, present the content in a manner that best suits the likely general audience, or better yet just present it 'raw' and let people marvel at it in their own way.
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I'm not saying it is fake, only that it looks that way initially, and some will get the wrong impression.
I think you're misunderstanding the psychology of a 'serious' conspiracy theorist.
They will not get the wrong impression they already have the wrong impression, they will then twist any evidence they encounter to support their 'theory'.
Blocky images: "They're not real, rotor craft don't move like that."
Smooth seamless video: "That's clearly fake. Everyone knows you can't get video like that from Mars.".
Exactly. The sadly messed up mental processes of the conspiracy minded pick and choose whatever fits their skewed reality and it's perceptions.
For a thought process that chooses the hypothesis first (we haven't landed on Mars), then picks and chooses only the evidence that supports their reversed thought process, even trying to debunk it simply strengthens their resolve: "Why are these people arguing with me - this only proves that I'm Right! I'm hot on the path of truth, so they are getting desperate!"