Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Where Conspiracy Theorists Steal Their Ideas From | Truth Hurts" video.

In a similar vein: Erich von Däniken famous for "Chariots of the Gods" got most of his from Arthur C Clarkes 2001: A Space Odyssey Elizabeth Holmes the founder of Theranos got her idea of using a single droplet of blood to test from everything from the 1997 film Gattaca with Ethan Hawke and Uma Therman. Elon Musk who claimed to be the "inventor" of Hyperloop actually did not invent the idea of transport pods in tubes, that was shown in numerous sci-fi film and TV shows like the 1976 film Logan's Run and the TV show Space 1999. The actual concept was invented by the godfather of modern rocketry Robert Goddard in 1904 (118 years ago). As an aerospace engineer and avid reader of science fiction I can tell you there is a significant difference between what we can do and what we would like to do. I'd love to have my own Millennium Falcon or Firefly that I could buzz around the solar system with, but that's not likely to ever happen for anyone. For engineers we are limited by the Laws of Physics, while sci-fi authors and techno-grifters are NOT.
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@SolidSiren I think the quote you are looking for is. “It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” – Mark Twain.
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@JohnSmith-vy4lh If you are equating what David Icke does to what Vice does then you need to go see a doctor and get a bulk prescription in this amazing new drug called oxyhypergetsomerealitydone.
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