grow up

In the days before the internet if you had stuff in your head like "the moon landing was faked" and "there was a conspiracy to kill jfk" and you managed to corner someone and let some of it out, people didn't really listen to you. You were what we called, um- stupid? Insane? Now- you think everyone has to listen to you and consider your insane ramblings (truthers) as legitimate, reasonable thought just because you're capable of sitting down in front of a computer, pounding out a few words and hitting "post". It doesn't make you any less crazy or stupid or any more credible- it just makes more people realize that on the spectrum of human intellectual agility, you exist down around zero. Prior to the Internet we didn't know about you. We could go about our daily lives and maybe only have to deal with you every once in a while rambling on in 7-11 at 3am or shouting from a street corner. Now- you're everywhere. The only thing I can think is that more information and more "audience" has pushed more and more people over the edge. No, 911 was not an inside job. No, sandy hook wasn't staged. No, Obama isn't a Muslim. The moon landings were real. Also, there are no such things as ghosts, angels, demons, gods or devils. The world, compared to the one you've cooked up in your head is actually pretty boring- unless you find people and life and the universe amazing as they are. If you can manage to wean yourself off your addiction to thinking you've got it all sussed out- that you've discovered that everyone is lying and you and your buddies on your Internet forum are the only ones that really know whats going on- if you can manage to stop freebasing ignorance with fear and then mainlining paranoia, you might actually bring about some meaningful change in your life and the world. Shave off the goatee, cut off the ponytail, step away from the computer and wipe the Doritos dust off on your sweatpants. It's time to grow up.