Nobody Cares Enough to Speak Up.

Greetings. The UFO subculture is a mess. 

Entertainment and nonsensical content. That describes the majority of the UFO subculture. The shameless promotion of shows and merchandise rules the roost, so to speak. Legitimate scientific research of the UFO problem takes a seat at the very back of the extraterrestrial bus, and has no boarding pass to call upon. The situation has not always been this dysfunctional, but the heady days of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Dr. James E. McDonald, Coral and Jim Lorenzen, Richard Hall, and Ted Phillips have come and gone, with that particular ship having sailed decades ago. 

Nowadays we have celebrities posing as researchers, with the UFO public soaking it all in like an ignorant sponge. Linda Moulton Howe, Jeremy Corbell, Richard Doty, Steven Greer, Bob Lazar, Nick Pope, and many, many others, all peddling their own individual brands of lies, nonsense, and misleading content, all presented in a manner that frames them as legitimate investigative researchers, complete with make believe credentials and non-existent integrity. Nobody cares enough to speak up.

We have the embracing of historical hoaxes, all in the effort to sell a book, or a documentary, or to ensure the continuing flow of invitations to the endless numbers of UFO themed events. Daniel Alan Jones embraces the Aurora hoax, and has an upcoming book on the case to promote. Jacques Vallee and Paola Harris embrace the Trinity hoax, and have doubled down on their claims concerning the hoax, despite the complete lack of valid evidence to support the case. Scott and Suzanne Ramsey embrace the Aztec hoax, and have a couple of books already published that advocate for the reality of the case. None of the aforementioned people have provided any valid documentation, or tangible, physical evidence to support their claims. Why? Because there is none! Nobody cares enough to speak up.

In today's UFO subculture, evidence does not matter, or should I say, the lack of evidence. Only unsubstantiated beliefs and claims matter, at least to the majority of the parties involved. Thanks to social media, anyone can make claims, or label themselves as an expert, or as a investigator, or as a researcher, and nobody bothers to check the backgrounds of those making the statements. None of the claimants post any peer reviewed papers, or any field investigative results, or anything of any real substance, but they do post selfies, and post advertisements about their upcoming book, or show, or appearance. Promote, promote, promote. Nobody cares enough to speak up. 

The research work of Tom Carey, David Marler, Kevin Randle, Erica Lukes, Jack Brewer, Jan Aldrich, Don Schmitt, Curt Collins, Robert Powell, Rich Hoffman, James Clarkson, John Greenewald, Barry Greenwood, Venus Renee Pullin, and others goes unnoticed, thanks to the overwhelming flood of excrement that pervades the UFO subculture. People are far more interested in the "woo" and pay far more attention to shows like "Spaced Out Radio" and "Fade to Black" than the legitimate work being done by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, or any of the very few civilian organizations that are actively conducting research into the UFO problem. 

Legitimate investigative research is being conducted, but the UFO subculture is completely unaware of the work, for it's focus is squarely on the celebrities and the entertainment. No wonder we have no answers to the UFO problem.

What a frigging mess.

Thank you for your time and consideration.