When many contemporary netizens mention new media, they often think that the entry threshold for self-media is too low, so it leads to continuous rumors. But in fact, the media did not become a channel for the spread of rumors in the new media era. Because even in the traditional media, rumors and rumors are not uncommon.
For example, the Bermuda Devil's Triangle disseminated by many Chinese and foreign media in the last century is an example. On the contrary, it is the era of self-media, because everyone can be the media, which has led to the loss of the right to speak by the traditional media, and the rumor system maintained by the traditional media has also collapsed and collapsed. Because, even if the traditional media disseminates some sensational propaganda, it will often be crushed by the self-media in the first time.
I remember that in the last century, many books like "Unsolved Mysteries" mentioned that there was a gravity-defying town in the United States, and there was a walking stone in the territory of the Soviet Union. Of course, in the past, in the era when traditional media monopolized the right to speak, such a statement could not be falsified at the first time, so it could coax many people. But with the popularity of self-media, this kind of scam has become history.
The Devil's Triangle in Bermuda is a typical case.
1. The legend of Bermuda
In the legend, Bermuda's Devil's Triangle is very mysterious - ships, warships, will disappear here. In addition, during World War II, American fighter jets also disappeared here, and it was not until decades later that American fighter jets that disappeared in Bermuda during World War II were found on the far side of the moon. So, Bermuda's Devil's Triangle is undoubtedly magical.
Therefore, some people believe that Bermuda's Devil's Triangle is a secret base for aliens, and some people believe that there is a time and space portal here, which can instantly teleport ships, warships, and planes on Earth to other planets.
And the originator of this rumor actually comes from the literary aspect.
In other words, Bermuda's Devil's Triangle is actually a literary topic rather than a scientific one.
2. The origin of the Devil's Triangle
Around 1950, an American writer named Edward Jones decided to write science fiction novels in order to earn some money. Of course, considering that he has a lot of spare time, this scientist also intends to write science fiction novels. After all, there is no shame in earning some pocket money.
In order to write science fiction, Edward Jones also collected some of the most famous disappearances in the world at the time—in fact, it was really important to prepare the material in advance for this kind of writing. After Edward Jones collected many cases of disappearances, he arranged the locations of these cases to occur in the Bermuda area.
The book quickly became a sensation, and many later writers used Edward Jones's structure to borrow the name Bermuda's Devil's Triangle when writing similar material. As a result, this has led to a lot of content about the Devil's Triangle published by different authors, which has led many readers to choose a belief attitude towards the existence of the Devil's Triangle in Bermuda.
Of course, the Bermuda Devil's Triangle itself is a literary concept, but over time, it has become a pseudo-scientific concept. This may have been unexpected by the author himself.
3. Conclusion
After learning about the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, the publishing circles in the mainland introduced the Bermuda Triangle from the field of literary rhetoric to the field of popular science in order to sell their works. Therefore, many post-80s and post-90s generations have been exposed to the Bermuda Triangle when they were children, and almost every unsolved mystery has a similar version.
However, with the development of the Internet and the popularization of higher education, more and more people have gradually realized the absurdity of the Bermuda Triangle, and the market for many pseudosciences has become smaller and smaller—in fact, many unsolved mysteries are either fabricated or annexed.