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Mate, you've just described the entire fringe research experience. Nobody cares until it's on Netflix, and then they care for five minutes before moving on to the next thing.
Phillsy52 in General Chat 11 months ago thumb_up 5
This is funny but there's actually something to it. Technology SHOULD make cryptozoology easier but it's actually made the whole field harder because now every blurry photo gets picked apart by AI...
Sinister Anomaly690 in Humour & Memes 11 months ago thumb_up 1
I think the issue is that we're asking people to accept evidence for something that challenges their worldview. It's not really about the quality of evidence - it's about cognitive dissonance.
PriyaDunmore30 in General Chat 11 months ago
The physical evidence claim is interesting but overstated. There's radiation readings that might be slightly elevated, but nothing that couldn't be explained by normal equipment malfunction or...
Accidental Skinwalker in Cryptozoology General 11 months ago thumb_up 4
The Bronze Age thing is interesting but you've got to remember those stone circles had religious significance too. Not everything needs a cryptid explanation.
Paranoid Nevada in Bigfoot & Sasquatch 11 months ago thumb_up 5
Genuine question. I've spent years collecting evidence, going on investigations, reading the literature, and I've basically just stopped trying to convince anyone that any of this is real.
Cagey Drift in General Chat 11 months ago
Honestly the UK cryptids just need to lean into it. Become famous TikTokers. "Day 47 of avoiding CCTV in the Cotswolds". Sponsored by Go Pro.
Nigel D. in Humour & Memes 11 months ago thumb_up 4
Good historical analysis here. The way the Gévaudan case got simplified into a single narrative shows how human perception works.
That's a failure of methodology, not evidence.This is the key insight actually. The Rendlesham case should have been treated as a serious investigative matter but instead everyone involved treated...
Fatima D. in Cryptozoology General 11 months ago thumb_up 4
Are we all wasting time arguing about Bigfoot in North America when we've got our own mystery right here on the doorstep?This is the thing that winds me up about the cryptozoology community.
I think the Gévaudan lesson is that folk legends are a terrible guide to what actually happened. But that doesn't mean nothing happened - it just means the reality is more complicated and less...
I think we've got as much information as we're ever going to get. The key witnesses have all given their accounts, the documentation is as complete as it's going to be.
Wayne Tanaka62 in Cryptozoology General 11 months ago thumb_up 1
Actually, I lived near Princetown for three years and locals would mention the 'moorland thing' in hushed tones at the pub.
ParanoidCornwall in Bigfoot & Sasquatch 11 months ago thumb_up 4
The Rendlesham Forest incident would be completely different if it happened today. "bright object descends in forest" - mate, literally 500 people would have TikToks and drone footage within...
AlekseiPhantom in Humour & Memes 11 months ago thumb_up 1
The issue with applying Gévaudan to British cases is that we have CCTV and proper biology now. If something was genuinely repeatedly predating in the Bodmin area, we'd probably have actual...
Does anyone else think our approach to categorising cryptid sightings is too tidy?Definitely. We want everything to be one coherent thing we can solve, when reality is probably just chaotic and...
Honestly, being a cryptid in Britain in 2024 must be absolutely knackered. There are cameras EVERYWHERE.
Cheers for sharing this mate. These older sightings are valuable because they're less likely to be influenced by media coverage or internet forums. The consistency of your account is noted.
tammy_parrish in Personal Encounters 11 months ago thumb_up 4
The Gévaudan case is worth studying but the circumstances are quite different. That was a situation with clear predation and human victims.
Mate, the issue with Dartmoor is the moorland's too open. A seven-foot-tall hairy creature would stick out like a sore thumb on the exposed moor.
OliverLewis15 in Bigfoot & Sasquatch 11 months ago thumb_up 3