The Bottomless Well to UFO Notoriety.

Greetings. The lure of fame and notoriety is a puissant influence in the UFO subculture. That is a well-established fact. The why question is self-explanatory, but the resulting waste is not often talked about. Let's talk then.

Beginning with authors and researchers, why is the championing of a single case so often the chosen course of action for so many? Of course, I don't know the answer to that question, but I suspect that some authors and researchers look at particular cases as a springboard to UFO notoriety, as an opportunity to canoodle with other well-known people in the UFO subculture, and to get one's name on the UFO marquee. We see it all the time, lesser-known people taking selfies with UFO personalities, with the celebrities allowing their coattails to be ridden like a bad lover. Just take a cursory scan of social media and you will find a voluminous amount of such embarrassing content, selfies, selfies, and more selfies. Shameless self-promotion and attachment for all the uncaring UFO world to see, with none of it getting us any closer to answers to the UFO problem. There are robust, unexplained cases on the UFO books that are worthy of legitimate investigative research, but they are completely overlooked, with bullshit stories like Aztec, Aurora, and Maury Island being peddled by the pushers, kept alive by the dealers of the steamy excrement. 

Moving on to UFO personalities, who does not have something to sell or promote? Seemingly everyone under the main-sequence sun has a broadcast platform, where they can engage in some high quality self-promotion, interview other celebrities, and/or sell their goofy merchandise. The infamous Dr. Steven Greer, who evidently holds a medical degree in excrementology, is at the forefront of the UFO entertainment industry, but he is certainly not alone, with a number of personalities in close proximity behind him; Corey Goode, Jeremy Corbell, Giorgio Tsoukalos, and Linda Moulton Howe numbered among them, all working on their own, or in conjunction, to make a buck (or bucks,) make the rounds on the UFO circuit, and again, sell some merchandise and/or memberships which offer access to "exclusive content." To be sure, there are some UFO personalities who have been proven to be liars and frauds, with the diminutive Nick Pope being the current title holder. Not to worry though, Mr. Pope has a strong field of contenders for the championship, with Richard Doty right on his heels, consistently being offered appearance engagements by the on-the-air celebrities of the UFO world, Dave Scott and Jimmy Church being the two that initially come to mind. 

Speaking only for myself, I don't have a book to sell, nor am I a slave to the UFO "pot of gold," nor do I care what the ramifications are of my writings, but I do have a committed interest in the UFO problem, and the way it is being tackled. To quote myself: "The application of critical thinking and the scientific method is essential to UFO research investigations, indeed any legitimate investigative effort." The vast majority of the UFO subculture seems to have no interest in solving the mystery of unidentified flying objects, for if they did, precious time, effort, and resources would not be wasted in the effort to make a buck, gain some fame and notoriety, or to lie and misinform the UFO public. 

I sincerely wish it were different. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.