#37: Well, Who Went and Did That?
The alternate reality theory is popular and resurfaces every few years on the internet. Plenty of people like to speculate that certain pivotal moments in history have sparked a glitch in the matrix of sorts. Maybe we’re all living in a parallel universe or an alternate reality, and we have no idea.
The whole “alternate evil reality” concept is fun to think about, but it can be dangerous. Some people go so deep down the rabbit hole that they start to believe that it’s actually true. This risks certain misconceptions about what is real and what is not. Also, it’s a simplified way of rationalizing the scary and senseless things that happen in our world.