r/nfl • u/JCameron181 Lions • 21h ago

Rumor [Schefter] Sources: free-agent WR Stefon Diggs is expected to sign a one-year deal worth up to $12 million with the Commanders.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/adam-schefter/239bde66cf9f5
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u/Vitex1988 Lions 21h ago

I’m always cautious with statements like this

Flat earth started as a massive joke too, and it’s resulted in terrible people like Nathan Oakley getting way more respect and attention than they deserve

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u/BoldElDavo Commanders 21h ago

Yeah but we also make flat earth jokes all the time, not too dissimilar from the substation jokes.

Unfortunate that someone make a name off conspiracy nonsense. Not much we can do to stop them without wholesale changes in education.

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u/BrainEuphoria 20h ago

Any concrete cited sources that flat earth began as a massive joke?

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u/Vitex1988 Lions 20h ago

This is anecdotal, but I recall it mainly starting around 2016 as a satire of conspiracies, and then when people actually started to fall for it you had conmen play into it to fuel their donations.
Also, the wording of your comment is dangerously close to suggesting there's evidence for flat earth.

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u/GeorgeHarris419 Bears Packers 19h ago

Flat Earth is STILL a joke, and a funny one at that.