How to discuss whether aliens built the pyramids
Yes, even this subject actually does come up in daily conversation. Here's how to deal with it in a way that's completely positive and based on common ground.
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This week we had our monthly Nerd Night at a local pub. As always, it was lots of fun. Since we’re there every month we’ve gotten to know the management. After the show, the owner caught me and said “Hey, you scared the hell out of me last night. I fell asleep watching TV, and when I woke up, you were on my screen.” Turns out he’d been watching Tubi, which is currently featuring The UFO Movie THEY Don’t Want You to See, so my movie autoplayed after whatever he’d fallen asleep watching.
This led to me sitting at his table at the bar chatting with a small group, telling them what the movie’s about. That prompted one of the guys to express his conviction that whomever it was that built the pyramids is unknown, and was probably aliens. This is what happens when you watch too much TV.
Luckily, I was well equipped to handle this — in a positive way, without even slightly contradicting anything he said.