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If someone were to record a flawless, 4K video of an actual alien walking around or a spaceship flying overhead, people would just think it's a deep fake.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You clearly underestimate the stupidity and lack of logic employed by conspiracy theorists.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Well, I mean convincing to the public at large. Yeah I know I guy, otherwise perfectly smart, that is convinced that aliens are real based on the cheesiest, most obviously faked videos from back in the 80s or whatever.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 10 points 4 days ago (5 children)

The new benchmark is the pentagon releasing the videos, with radar, and infrared, as well as testimonies to congress from people who are skeptical themselves.

Seriously though, what the actual fuck are those UAP videos... It's fucking wild.

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I mean, people thought the pandemic we had going for years and the vaccines that controlled it were hoaxes. That the moon landings never happened and that Earth is flat. You are assuming the bar to close that window is way higher than it actually is.

FWIW, sensible people would be more than capable of identifying that situation correctly. Mostly because one has to assume that an alien visit would be more diplomatic engagement and less playing peek-a-boo with an interstellar vehicle for no discernible reason.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Aliens have been pranking us for millions of years

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The good news: if we heard tomorrow that astronomers had discovered an exoplanet with life, it would now sound plausible.

[–] Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wasn't that the big news last week?

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[–] nectar45@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 days ago

Not me I am well aware ai videos fucking SUCK

[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] elvith@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I thought I left reddit :,(

[–] recall519@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

I feel like basic camouflage wouldn't be difficult for a UFO. With more advanced camouflage, there's no way we would know.

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