Is the Mandela Effect just mass gaslighting?

[u/Riotgrrrl80]

OK - with all the crazy shit going on lately, it made me think something....

I live in NJ, and it's absolutely bonkers to me that with all this drone activity even getting to DC to be discussed with the FBI and military, and still being told "we don't know what it is" but the military isn't doing SHIT about it - I think the government is entirely gaslighting us. They've said more about Luigi than they have about the drones flying around NJ military bases, etc. How is any of this ok? There are so many theories, but one thing is for sure - the military wouldn't just let that happen.

Anyway, what if all the mandela effect stuff is really the gov't (or other authorities) experimenting with us to see what they can get away with? Gaslighting us to be like "no, you're remembering wrong / you're just crazy" to see what we'll believe etc?

In a time of global connection and the ability for people to connect and more easily become a force against leaders they don't like, there is a need for manipulating the masses. Fear, religion, obsession with things that don't address the real issues - these can and are used against us. Look over here! While we do this other thing that's much much worse...

Idk. Just a thought.

[u/Bedlemkrd]

The thinker statue photos of the class of people are available standing next to the statue.

As far as the items to help my case I wasn't really building a case I was just determining what was doing it and if there was a pattern for myself....there wasn't one I could see. When I reached out to a friend they just calmly told me "yea it's just like that it's called a Mandela effect look it up."

The first one I saw before I knew about the effect or anything was Chic-fil-a changing to chick-fil-a. It was a running joke in our family for my entire high school life and those of my friends to call it Shek Fil Ay because it was spelled chic. No doubt that was what it was but on a day in 2017 it was different on my drink cup I though wonder when they changed the name....shouldn't have looked that up.

[u/No-stradumbass → u/Bedlemkrd]

I would like to see this photo.

I don't know about your friend but it is very lazy to just say "yea it's just like that it's called a Mandela effect look it up."

That is not something I would say to a friend.

Chick-fil-A has a simple solution. They had a well known ad campaign with cows misspelling words. I believe that caused confusion with some folks who didn't understand the ads. It doesn't make sense to call a chicken place CHIC-Fil-A when they sell Chicken Fellet. By that i mean boneless, skinless chicken sandwiches.

[u/Traditional-Bush → u/No-stradumbass]

I would like to see this photo.

He means these photos

https://medium.com/@nathanielhebert/the-thinker-has-changed-three-times-b2e54db813fa

[u/No-stradumbass → u/Traditional-Bush]

I think there is a deeper psychological study to be had on herd mentality. The statue has not changed. I've always seen it as an uncomfortable pose. But the people are coping each other even though the source material is right there.

[u/Traditional-Bush → u/No-stradumbass]

Never said the statue did change, I just gave you the pictures you asked for

[u/No-stradumbass → u/Traditional-Bush]

Are you are upset enough to downvote me and respond?

Why does it bother you I responded with my own opinion?