I’m excited to share a comprehensive archive of /r/Conspiracy posts spanning 10 years—from August 15, 2008 through October 15, 2018! The archive includes every post that either achieved a score of 25+ or garnered 25+ comments, ensuring that even those seemingly low-scoring yet controversial posts are in the mix.
Here are the quick stats:
- Posts: 34,579
- Comments: 276,632
- Uncompressed Size: ~2.2 GB
- Compressed Size: ~384 MB
And the coolest part? The entire archive is available on GitHub with all the source text and code you need to get started:
GitHub Repository: libertysoft4/conspiracy-text-post-archive
It’s incredibly easy to clone the repository and set up your own server using GitHub Pages. Just follow these simple steps:
- Click on the GitHub repo link above.
- Clone or download the repository.
- Follow instructions to deploy it on GitHub Pages (or your preferred hosting platform).
This means you can have your own fully operational /r/Conspiracy archive server in minutes, keeping the glory days of Reddit alive. Whether you’re into data analysis, digital archaeology, or just love reminiscing about the old Reddit era, there’s plenty to explore.
Happy exploring, and enjoy the trip down memory lane!
Conspiracy theories were supposed to be fun and not really taken seriously. Once “groups” like Q-Anon showed up, all the nutters quickly linked everything to politics and the conspiracy theories that may have had a believable hint of truth just got destroyed by complete bat-shit crazy rambling.
Who could have foreseen that a subculture based on spreading anti-scientism and unfounded paranoia, all in good fun of course, would be co-opted by right wing political propaganda for political purposes?
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Contrapoints new video is quite timely.