Conspiracy theories everywhere even on steemit
You may have heard about conspiracy theories. Well I don't believe all of them or will I most of them.
However, I recently found a conspiracy theory going around here. YES I mean here on steemit platform based on the Steem blockchain.
What is conspiracy theory?
A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event or situation that invokes an unwarranted conspiracy, generally one involving an illegal or harmful act carried out by government or other powerful actors. Source
Conspiracy theories often produce hypotheses that contradict the prevailing understanding of history or simple facts. Source
That is a straightforward definition. I will go for the second explanation of conspiracy theory. This is the exact type that is being passed around on steemit.
Individuals tend to associate an occurrence with another. Either they are related or not is not of concern. What they crave for is popularity so the theory can garner supports and have a stronghold in people minds.
Conspiracy theories examples
There are lots of conspiracy theories flying around. I will try to highlight some of them.
The Aaron Ramsey theory.
Aaron Ramsey is a welsh footballer that plys his trade with London giants Arsenal.
The theories goes thus
Any time Aaron Ramsey scores, a public figure dies
Team | Date | Public figure |
---|---|---|
Manchester united | May 1 2011 | Osama bin laden dies May 2 2011 |
Tottenham hotspur | October 2 2011 | Steve Jobs dies October 5 2011 |
Marseille | October 19 2011 | Muammar Gadaffi dies October 20 2011 |
Sunderland | February 11 2012 | Whitney houston dies February 11 2012 |
Cardiff | November 30 2013 | Paul walker dies November 30 2013 |
We also have the Mark Zuckerberg theory. This theory regards Mark Zuckerberg as a reptile. Half lizard-Half human they call him. He is regarded as Facebook CEO by day, Lizard by night.
We also have the Pope conspiracy theory. It is a three in 1 theory involving Liverpool- Royal wedding - The Pope.
1981 English prince gets married, Liverpool win European Cup, the pope gets shot.
2005 English prince gets married, Liverpool win European Cup, pope dies. Source
Well I think the pope was saved because Real Madrid won the trophy. Long live the Pope
Now the Big one. We have our own theory. I will call it the @ned theory.
There is a theory flying around that STEEM price drops every time @ned makes a steemit post
When you look at @ned blog, he rarely make personal posts. However, recently @ned made 4 personal posts in the last 7 days or so. He has received praises from the community, with users telling him that it was a good move to update his blog with personal posts sometimes.
The conspiracy theories are not having any of this, They are relating the dip in STEEM price to @ned blog updates.
This is awkward as we all know that, it has nothing to do with the price of STEEM, but let us look at the funny part of this theory.
@ned posts and STEEM price dips. Let's give the theorists something to cheer about. @ned can you stay off your blog for a while.
Source
What if STEEM price rises. Then we have to beg @ned not to make any post so we can finally get to see STEEM at $100 and buy that Lambo
Hahahah.. I love conspiracy theories. Check out busy.org the price of SBD is different from the market price. I smell conspiracy in the air.
It's a funny theory I must say. Conspiracy on the Blockchain
Hello @zoneboy
Good to be here after sometimes. I see your making a steady progress and I encourage you to keep the fire burning. Men of value who worth their onion will always work to prove their worth. This is the case with you and I am happy for you too
@eurogee
My head literally doubled in size now. Thanks for the awesome feedback.
It's great when you receive praise from a Senior member and a Master.
Thank you.
The price is even discouraging some people feom writing
Don't let that discourage you. Continue steeming.
Lol.. Wow.. This is hilariously Amazing (if that word exist)...i never knew anything about this.. Still surprised at the moment.. And for sure am gonna research about this to know how true your facts are...
As for the deep in price of steem.. Please help me tell ned that he should not post for a year abeg... Let us enjoy what we arw hustling for well well