18 of the funniest theories from r/LowStakesConspiracies
You only have to take a quick glance at r/VaxxHappened to know that some people really buy into the craziest of conspiracy theories.
The r/LowStakesConspiracies subreddit, howver, is a place for people to share conspiracy theories they absolutely don’t believe – and have invented specially for the forum.
These 18 funny examples have varying degrees of believability.
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Rawshark96
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Women’s jackets and pants don’t have pockets (or have shallow pockets) to sell more handbags.
bigandsilent
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McDonald’s ice-cream machine is always broken so you have to buy something more expensive to avoid embarrassment.
ErikSD
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Bacon never comes in resealable packaging so you’ll use it faster and thus buy more bacon.
ReluctantRedditor
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Elf on the shelf was created by the government to make the younger generations desensitized to being constantly watched.
SpaceButterfly
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The concept of “New Year’s Resolutions” was created by gym companies so they can get more gym memberships.
Printern
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They recommend salt with tequila so that you buy more drinks.
Smidday
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CrackerCrackerToast
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Elon Musk already had a Neuralink implanted to show the public its efficacy, but it accidentally turned him into the lunatic that he’s been for the last 18 months.
symitwo
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Gender is a concept invented by toilet manufacturers to sell more bathrooms.
Ducklover-3000
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There is nowhere to store the orange cones they use to block off construction, so every time a project is finished they have to start a new one.
Spicy_Lord
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Toothpaste companies are subsidising farmers to grow GM peas so that the “pea sized” amount of toothpaste you’re using gets progressively larger.
Exhi12
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Electronic smart meters were introduced by power companies to make every home in the land use a tiny bit more electricity.
Woldorg
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WafflesSupplier
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Your parents and grandparents are just faking moronic technological literacy so you can swoop in and fix things and feel like a superior, condescending IT cowboy, similar to how they marveled at how fast you were or how high you could jump as a kid.
ExplosiveDehiscent
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50 Shades of Grey is intentionally terrible so that masochists can torture themselves by reading it.
JustStatedTheObvious
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Reddit was created by the CIA to identify the brightest minds but it failed and ended up a support group for sad virgins.
PurpByThePound
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The Loch Ness Monster is actually an elephant from a zoo swimming.
SomeAvocado
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BONUS – This seem very believable.
Companies make being on hold as annoying as possible so that you hang up and they don’t have to deal with you.
ManySmallDogs
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