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It occurred to me while reading about UFO whistleblower news. Why do the majority of UFO things occur in the United States rather than Russia, China, and other countries?

Edit: Thank you all for answers, they're really helpful.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The US has Hollywood and the rest of the world watches our movies significantly more than we watch theirs. The country who makes the alien movie gets to decide where the aliens are going to make contact. We also have some of the loudest conspiracy theorists but that might just be a bias because I'm from here so obviously they're who I'd hear.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The "flying saucer" phenomenon originated among American and British pilots, from the "foo fighters" of WWII to Kenneth Arnold's widely publicized sightings. It then spread in the largely-American science-fiction scene and Hollywood-centric mass media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Blame the science fiction magazines from the 50's and 60's. It really was a good time for scifi: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K Dick, Robert A Heinlein, Frank Herbert.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sure — also L. Ron Hubbard, John W. Campbell, and many others who got involved personally in weird shit & pseudoscience of one sort or another.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A list of countries ranked by gullibility would solve this riddle.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Because we real dum.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Generally others think aliens are probably already between us since we are not that special for being top specie on universe history. Considerig time is infinite, odds for that would be < 0.000...1

Therefore, aliens are not a big deal

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, aliens or Earth, like who cares? /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Aliens amongst us? That is preposterous! Who told you this nonsens, give me there names. Seriously, they need to be dealt with.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Why does all of this tree falling stuff take place mostly when people are around?

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