I might have accidentally started a cult on my university's confessions page.
By @gabeee · Internet
I posted a joke about how geese are actually government surveillance drones and now it's a whole thing. People are making memes, adding to the 'lore,' and arguing about different 'models' of geese.
The full story
it started so dumb. i was bored in my dorm and saw another boring confession on our uni's page (like 'i have a crush on the girl in my bio lecture' whatever). so i posted an anonymous 'confession' that i believe all the geese on campus are actually surveillance drones for the government. i thought maybe a few people would laugh. instead, it took on a life of its own. within an hour, there were dozens of comments. people started adding their own 'evidence.' someone said the geese near the engineering building are 'amphibious models' and the ones by the arts building are 'long-range reconnaissance.' it's been two days. there are now multiple factions. there's a group of 'truthers' who are fully committed to the bit, a group of 'non-believers' who are fighting with them in the comments, and a third group that just makes memes. someone made a full infographic of the different 'goose drone' types. i'm scared to admit it was me. my roommate, who is one of the biggest truthers, just said he wants to 'capture a drone' to expose the truth. i feel like i have to confess but i also don't want to ruin the funniest thing that's ever happened on this campus.
How people voted
- Bad Move — 20% (11 votes)
- Needs Context — 48% (27 votes)
- Reasonable — 32% (18 votes)
Readers say “Needs Context” (48%) — 56 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@daniwelp — This reminds me of the time my friend convinced our whole dorm that the building was haunted and people started doing 'cleansings' with sage.
@kiraforsure — You created a shared delusion and now you feel responsible for the consequences.
@fayey — Just goes to show people will believe anything they read on the internet these days.
@marahm — LMAO
@sashakay — Tell your roommate it was you AFTER he tries to fight a goose. That's the only way he'll learn.
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