08-06-2018, 12:17 PM
(08-06-2018, 12:13 PM)GMDino Wrote: ...sigh...
From a purely media centered perspective:
He was reading the outlandish "theories" that people were suggesting on the internet.
Yes, he needed to have someone say the idea of a black hole swallowing the plane was preposterous because there were people who probably believed it.
I admit it's sad that such "ideas" even need to be shot down but we live in a society where truth has become much more subjective. People will believe what they want no matter what facts are presented.
If he had just read the tweets and said "here are some really stupid theories" he would have been bashed as "pushing his own opinions", "he's not an expert", "fake news", etc by those who are willing to believe the biggest conspiracies and who hate anyone who disagrees.
But it's easier to make fun of him for clearing up what we shouldn't even have to discuss than to look at why he chose to do it.
What if 1000 people tweeted him Superman knocked it out of the sky? Because Superman's existence is as likely as a black hole showing up and just taking a plane. I CAN DO THIS FOREVER!!!!!!
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