The "What color is the dress?" debacle...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
That was an experiment carried out on internet citizens, the purpose of which was to kill two birds with one stone...
It was a brilliant marketing scheme for the dresses (the white/gold one which started the meme, and the black/blue one which was available for sale at the time), but it was also a test to what degree they could make people doubt their own eyes, and furthermore vehemently defend their erroneous position.
It's a lot like the "Yanny vs. Laurel" debate...
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...nny+laurel
As I commented on the video...
The "Yanny vs. Laurel" thing isn't nefarious in the same way the "Dress" controversy was, nevertheless, it is still incredibly suspect and intellectually offensive to suggest that it could be anything other than what it is... a pronunciation of "Laurel".
In part, the Mandela Effect seems to be an experiment to see just how far people will run with hysterical suppositions, based off having a different perspective brought to their attention.
It's sort of a huge ongoing domino effect of people saying, "Oh gee, I never saw it like that before!" and then running with that new perspective like nothing else could have ever been true.
I genuinely believe there is validity to some of the Mandela Effects... but a lot of the new things coming out are very much a case of running wild with new viewpoints on things, or simply remembering things wrong.
The built in excuse of "Well, I just came from a different timeline than you did and that's why we remember it differently" is far too simpleton and really demeans the entire concept of the Mandela Effect.
There's a fine line, and a lot of discernment has to be used to keep up with new noticed effects, but not to get sucked into any bullshit.
Be an independent thinker. Believe your own eyes, believe your own ears.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
That was an experiment carried out on internet citizens, the purpose of which was to kill two birds with one stone...
It was a brilliant marketing scheme for the dresses (the white/gold one which started the meme, and the black/blue one which was available for sale at the time), but it was also a test to what degree they could make people doubt their own eyes, and furthermore vehemently defend their erroneous position.
It's a lot like the "Yanny vs. Laurel" debate...
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...nny+laurel
As I commented on the video...
Quote:The reverb in between the pronounciation of ‘Laurel’ sounds like ‘Yanny’, but anyone who straight up hears ‘Yanny’ must be running on full lizard brain or something because that’s just ridiculous.
The "Yanny vs. Laurel" thing isn't nefarious in the same way the "Dress" controversy was, nevertheless, it is still incredibly suspect and intellectually offensive to suggest that it could be anything other than what it is... a pronunciation of "Laurel".
In part, the Mandela Effect seems to be an experiment to see just how far people will run with hysterical suppositions, based off having a different perspective brought to their attention.
It's sort of a huge ongoing domino effect of people saying, "Oh gee, I never saw it like that before!" and then running with that new perspective like nothing else could have ever been true.
I genuinely believe there is validity to some of the Mandela Effects... but a lot of the new things coming out are very much a case of running wild with new viewpoints on things, or simply remembering things wrong.
The built in excuse of "Well, I just came from a different timeline than you did and that's why we remember it differently" is far too simpleton and really demeans the entire concept of the Mandela Effect.
There's a fine line, and a lot of discernment has to be used to keep up with new noticed effects, but not to get sucked into any bullshit.
Be an independent thinker. Believe your own eyes, believe your own ears.
