If you wondered if writing it “The Sun” instead of “the Sun” was a typo… it’s not.
And, I’m actually encouraged by this news: The British tabloid, The Sun, has published an article about the Mandela Effect.
Most discussions – and publicity – about the Mandela Effect has been based in the United States.
And, though over 50% of readers of my ghost-related website are from the U.K., the Mandela Effect topic never seemed to get much traction there. That was almost a relief.
But now that The Sun has featured it, I’m hopeful that the Brits will view the Mandela Effect as we did in our early (2009 to ~2012) context: As a quirky, fascinating, fun topic.
For me, the Mandela Effect was a weird little anomaly. Something to speculate about, in a fun, “what if…?,” somewhat sci-fi context. You know… something typical of whimsical, geek-y conversations.
Oh, I still don’t know what I’d confused, in the late 1980s, with Nelson Mandela’s funeral. In the past 15-or-so years, nothing matches what I’d seen on TV. (Admittedly, it was only a brief view each day, as the funeral coverage had pre-empted the TV show I’d wanted to see.)
However, I was – and still am – fascinated when I discover other, more mainstream “confusions” that are widespread and challenging to explain.
Likewise, I’m still frustrated by people who insist that it’s all “false memories” or – in my opinion – worse, that it’s a conspiracy.
So, for the first time in many years, seeing the topic popularized by The Sun, with the potential of reaching a fresh – and perhaps more open-minded – audience, I’m hopeful.
Perhaps the Mandela Effect can be the topic of fun and fascinating, intelligent conversations, once again.
If so, this is a BIG “thank you!” to The Sun.
IMHO Caltech and MIT and UC Berkeley,have tapped the potential of mandela effect. And they are retrieving technology from other timelines. False memory narrative is being pushed by them to avoid competition. Google is helping them. This is sometining on the lines of what Grusch meant.
Interesting. Growing up, I spent many happy hours at MIT, and – as a young adult – took courses and then worked there. I’m glad that MIT is pursuing the Mandela Effect. I have mixed feelings about the competition factor, but – in general – I trust the integrity of MIT, at least. I’ll be eager to find out what they discover, and what they do with those insights.