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
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!"
The conspiracist is suffering from a mental illness that just acts like religious faith, only amped up to where everything ends up being evidence - well everything but the actual evidence.
And some make the whole trip into insanity.
As an example, I've been watching clips of Mike Lindell, the pillow person, and he's been showing signs of making that trip as we watch. His conspiracies lie in a different matter, but he's sounding and looking bad and way off kilter, terminal conspiracy theorist right there.
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.
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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."
Much like the impossibility of trying to make something idiot-proof, it's not possible to produce something
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.".
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!"
The conspiracist is suffering from a mental illness that just acts like religious faith, only amped up to where everything ends up being evidence - well everything but the actual evidence. And some make the whole trip into insanity.
As an example, I've been watching clips of Mike Lindell, the pillow person, and he's been showing signs of making that trip as we watch. His conspiracies lie in a different matter, but he's sounding and looking bad and way off kilter, terminal conspiracy theorist right there.