We’ve got a bunch of new people now so let’s bring back a classic post. What low stakes conspiracy theory do you believe that you cannot prove but feels right to you?

I’ll start: I believe that dating apps have made a concerted effort to smear in person meeting people and tie it to being “creepy” through social media so you are forced to meet people online(which was the creepy option just 15 years ago)

  • Owl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    Those are both regional.

    Almost no open/close buttons do anything in the US, but they’re completely honest in Japan.

    Crosswalk buttons may: actually hurry up the cycle and stop traffic sooner, wait until the next red light and show a crossing indicator that it’d otherwise skip, or do nothing at all. This can change from city to city, from intersection to intersection, and even over a schedule throughout the day.

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      10 months ago

      In my experience a reasonable amount of elevator close buttons have an effect, at least where I’ve been in the US