{"id":59,"date":"2025-03-09T13:25:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/watch-the-grift\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:25:35","slug":"watch-the-grift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/watch-the-grift\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch The Grift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Keep an Eye on the Grift<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After spending a significant amount of time sifting through this sub, other forums, and news articles, I&#8217;ve noticed a troubling trend among those promoting the UFO narrative. Many of the individuals who are writing books, appearing at paid events, and capitalizing on this phenomenon are those who claim to have had the most experiences. Yet, they often seem reluctant to make definitive statements, which seems to allow them to adapt their stories as the narrative shifts.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, people like Grusch strike me as more credible. He presented his information to Congress, conducted a brief press tour to share his expertise, and then stepped back from the limelight. Elizando, however, is more focused on publishing books and taking speaking fees, and he appears to play into outlandish theories simply to garner attention.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Barber also hasn&#8217;t monetized his public persona. With 300,000 views on his YouTube channel, he\u2019s not making a living off it. Like Grusch, Barber clearly distinguishes between what he has and hasn&#8217;t witnessed. In contrast, Elizando maintains a level of ambiguity that makes it difficult to ascertain his experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I believe that monetary incentives can significantly impact the credibility of those who leak information. I&#8217;ve reached a point where I find it hard to trust anyone who begins to profit from this narrative. I suspect Grusch understands this, which is why he hasn\u2019t been constantly appearing on podcasts and in interviews for years on end. Be aware of the grift, folks. When there\u2019s an opportunity to profit from people&#8217;s curiosity, many will jump at the chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nKeep an Eye on the Grift After spending a significant amount of time sifting through this sub, other forums, and news articles, I&#8217;ve noticed a troubling trend among those promoting the UFO narrative. Many of the individuals who are writing books, appearing at paid events, and capitalizing on this phenomenon are those who claim to&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/watch-the-grift\/\" 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":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","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\/59","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=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}