So I was at this little party of SoCal locals near UCLA and overheard a few kids talking about the so-called 9/11 truth movement ("Are you a truther?"). My first instinct was to give them the benefit of the doubt, that they weren't serious. Then I realized that they might be seriously into it, which scared me - was the movement a hell of a lot more popular than you'd think? But finally, I had the realization that these guys must be in on the prank - I had a vision of bored MIT undergrads running 9/11 truth as a huge joke, putting their minds to "discovering" clever evidence, dragging along unsuspecting folks (those too dim to suspect...) by playing to the mind's natural conspiracy bent.
This was a joke I respected, and for a second one thought I might want to join. Also, it's comforting to think that rouge hackers are running these crazy groups around the globe instead of genuine crazies.
Scientology pervades LA. Perhaps old Hubbard was just playing a huge joke. But he should have let everyone free after his death. Not funny to let the joke play on.
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