New idea just hit me like a ton of bricks. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, cryptids like the Nessie and Bigfoot were, at least, plausible. Places like the Bermuda Triangle were feared and paranormal visitors like ghosts and poltergeists were a common topic in pop culture.
All of that died overnight with the proliferation of the internet and digital cameras. Sure, those beliefs are still around, but you’re not going to see mainstream TV shows about them.
This new round of BS, ideas like Atlantis, alien pyramid builders, ocean faring civilizations living in mud huts and yet building wonders on other continents, all that, are the replacements for easily debunked ideas like Thunder Birds.
While we’re at it, sovcits were a joke in the day, but they actually seem to be gaining traction. Guess people need crazy ideas to believe in, to feel “in the know” and superior. Funny how education removes that need…