Don't look up. We’re currently seeing a crescendo of stories centered around wild videos of unexplained craft and even stranger accounts from whistleblowers. It seems there is a build-up to something. Whether that’s acknowledging we’re being visited by beings from outside our solar system, our understanding of three-dimensional time and space, or merely a psyop serving as a distraction isn't entirely clear.

For the last 75 years, since UFOs entered the national zeitgeist, much of the discourse has taken place on the fringes. It was a fun group to dabble in. The appeal of seeking hidden knowledge is intoxicating while perusing r/UFOs for the best documentaries and strange theories, watching old "X-files" episodes, and reading about little green men and abductions. I wanted to believe! It was all very low-stakes, one more internet rabbit hole enmeshed in conspiracy theories to waste time.

However, the leaks and stories of the last seven years have taken on a decidedly more serious tenor precisely because of the serious people coming forward. It’s no longer the "Ancient Aliens"-level "researchers" who saw everything through a grand conspiratorial lens of off-world contact. And because of this, the entire world of UFOs has taken on a scarier tinge the more real it seems.

Fear is your enemy.

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