{"id":3555,"date":"2025-03-11T15:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/watch-the-grift-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:57:29","slug":"watch-the-grift-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/watch-the-grift-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch The Grift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Caution: The Grift is Real<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After spending countless hours delving into this subreddit, as well as others and news sources, I\u2019ve begun to notice a troubling trend among those promoting the UFO narrative. Many of the individuals profiting from this phenomenon\u2014whether through book sales, paid speaking engagements, or other avenues\u2014seem to be the ones claiming to have had extraordinary encounters. Yet they often hesitate to make firm commitments about their experiences, seemingly to maintain flexibility as the narrative evolves around them.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, I find individuals like Grusch to be more credible. He presented his findings to Congress, conducted a brief press tour to share his background, and then stepped back from the limelight. On the flip side, people like Elizando continuously churn out books and accept speaking fees, often embracing outlandish ideas primarily for clicks and views.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Jake Barber has not accepted funding from the public. Even with 300k views on his YouTube channel, that\u2019s not enough for a sustainable income. Like Grusch, he clearly delineates what he has witnessed and what remains unknown. Elizando, however, keeps his experiences intentionally vague, which raises red flags.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I believe that financial motives significantly impact the trustworthiness of those in this field. At this point, my skepticism automatically kicks in whenever someone begins to monetize these topics. Grusch seems to understand this as well, which is why he hasn\u2019t been on a never-ending cycle of podcasts and interviews. Stay vigilant, everyone. Where there\u2019s an opportunity to profit from people\u2019s curiosity, some will undoubtedly take advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nCaution: The Grift is Real After spending countless hours delving into this subreddit, as well as others and news sources, I\u2019ve begun to notice a troubling trend among those promoting the UFO narrative. Many of the individuals profiting from this phenomenon\u2014whether through book sales, paid speaking engagements, or other avenues\u2014seem to be the ones claiming&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/watch-the-grift-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Watch The Grift&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufos","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}