Amazon Sellers Are Ripping Off Conspiracy Theorists With These 5G ‘Blockers’ For $90, And The Internet Can’t Stop Making Fun Of Them
In the ’70s, the bogeyman was power lines. People would fear that living next to them would cause cancer and whatnot, and soon television, and microwaves joined the cursed list. Then, there were chemtrails and flat-earthers, joined by the recent conspiracy wave known as anti-vaxers. And since the deadly Covid-19 first emerged in China in November last year, the new 5G and pandemic conspiracy “combo” was born.
5G, which is basically the newest technology standard for wireless networks, has now turned into a toxic cocktail of misinformation. And the theorists are wasting no time in saving themselves from the “catastrophe.”
In fact, this $89.25 “EMF” blocker for WiFi routers has been flying off the shelves on Amazon, but the reviews are not so excited. According to them, the device is making the internet slower—surprise surprise! The reviews are totally hilarious, yet whether the person who made the product is poking fun or being serious remains a mystery.
5G conspiracy theorists are buying these “EMF blockers” for $89.25 on Amazon
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To find out more about 5G conspiracy theories, Bored Panda reached out to Lina Survila, a global tech PR and chief editor at Abstract Stylist. Lina explained that with so many 5G conspiracies surfing around, it’s no wonder that someone will try and use it to their advantage.
“Like making money. Some believe that higher-frequency millimeter-wave signals can affect their health. Therefore, people keep pushing against the 5G network in the weirdest ways.” But the global technology expert assured us that there’s absolutely no evidence that the 5G network is dangerous for you.
According to the description, the device does all that the anti-5G theorists could dream of
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However, “even if there would be dangers of the 5G network, these boxes couldn’t help because cellular 5G does not come from a wifi router,” Lina explained. This is because 5G is often confused with 5GHz wifi, which are two totally different things. “Most of what this box may do is make your wifi connection worse.”
But the reviews are not very excited since it turns out, the device slows down the internet
The global tech expert also said that if people are still concerned about any signals, they should look at getting ethernet rather than a router. But when it comes to these “5G blockers,” they won’t help since it’s nothing more than a metal box. “In order to block your signal, you should put it in thick concrete, but you definitely won’t be able to use your wifi then.”
Lina concluded that “it’s easy prey for those looking to make money exploiting people’s fears. I would surely call it a scam and wish people would be more critical of what they see even on the biggest online markets.”
And this is what people had to comment about it
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It turns out, the “5G blockers” come in different designs and price ranges, and people say they’re making “stupid money”
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Others said it’s not hurting anyone
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This is one of those moments where I’m like, “Man, why didn’t I think of that?!” 🤣
We could be raking in the cash dammit! The one time where stupidity is profitable..
Load More Replies...Lol! Or maybe even something that would help them in not falling off the edge, some kind of flat earth “protection”
Load More Replies...All the other countries are smart enough to not want the job.
Load More Replies...Whats up with Bored Panda - stupidity should not be advertized. People who believe that conspiracies do not exist are not really intelligent. Begin to differentiate, please. It does not help to ridicule people who are more intelligent. Surely many theories are dumb but to maintain that they all are false is as dumb.
Yes. This is dumb. But two facts that this kind of post distracts from. 1. Concern is legitimate as there has not been sufficient testing on the safety of these - even the WiFi you have and use is probably not being used as was intended and well outside of safety recommendations, and you have probably not familiarised yourself with those recommendations, and the damage is slow and cumulative so that by the time any effects might be experienced you aren't much of a problem to anyone; 2. The entire reason for 5G is to further support the slow creep of the surveillance state - and that includes data-mining of all kinds. What, you think you actually need faster internet at this point? For movies and games and cheap, shoddy entertainment publication platforms? Cute.
Why is everyone hating on 5G when 5G is the only one not going JNJBHIKEBHFB£EYTREHKJRGETRGBEKRHEBU£GUYR£&£RU£R£R&&UYEHFY*(EYEBN:EYLFFEHFHBEF?
You have to admit, the head one is useful to avoid touching your face!
idea for all of you 5g blocking home net stops them from exiting until they get a flat head screwdriver
That's not really what these are for at all. Some internet service providers use part of your bandwidth for a separate public wifi network (that you can't opt-out of) that their subscribers can access. If you don't want your bandwidth harvested for other peoples' use, you put it in a cage. Also, if you're worried about "causing problems" take a look at the FCC frequency block allocation chart. Then explain to me how exactly 5G differs from any other RF. In North America, a good chunk of 5G used to be analog television channels 2-13.
A conspiracy is only a conspiracy if it is not backed up by fact. Has ANYONE here seen even ONE paper regarding 5G and public safety ? No. Not even the US senate has as Vodafone, AT&T etc have admitted to not carrying out any safety tests. Why are so many folks quick to jump on the band wagon when they have f**k all information and have done f**k all research. Go get your untested vacation and jog on sheeple.
You can block 5G but you need to build the Faraday cage out of Aluminum not sheet metal like this.
There's also no reason to block 5G or any other normal RF emissions, unless they are generating interference in other equipment.
Load More Replies...This is one of those moments where I’m like, “Man, why didn’t I think of that?!” 🤣
We could be raking in the cash dammit! The one time where stupidity is profitable..
Load More Replies...Lol! Or maybe even something that would help them in not falling off the edge, some kind of flat earth “protection”
Load More Replies...All the other countries are smart enough to not want the job.
Load More Replies...Whats up with Bored Panda - stupidity should not be advertized. People who believe that conspiracies do not exist are not really intelligent. Begin to differentiate, please. It does not help to ridicule people who are more intelligent. Surely many theories are dumb but to maintain that they all are false is as dumb.
Yes. This is dumb. But two facts that this kind of post distracts from. 1. Concern is legitimate as there has not been sufficient testing on the safety of these - even the WiFi you have and use is probably not being used as was intended and well outside of safety recommendations, and you have probably not familiarised yourself with those recommendations, and the damage is slow and cumulative so that by the time any effects might be experienced you aren't much of a problem to anyone; 2. The entire reason for 5G is to further support the slow creep of the surveillance state - and that includes data-mining of all kinds. What, you think you actually need faster internet at this point? For movies and games and cheap, shoddy entertainment publication platforms? Cute.
Why is everyone hating on 5G when 5G is the only one not going JNJBHIKEBHFB£EYTREHKJRGETRGBEKRHEBU£GUYR£&£RU£R£R&&UYEHFY*(EYEBN:EYLFFEHFHBEF?
You have to admit, the head one is useful to avoid touching your face!
idea for all of you 5g blocking home net stops them from exiting until they get a flat head screwdriver
That's not really what these are for at all. Some internet service providers use part of your bandwidth for a separate public wifi network (that you can't opt-out of) that their subscribers can access. If you don't want your bandwidth harvested for other peoples' use, you put it in a cage. Also, if you're worried about "causing problems" take a look at the FCC frequency block allocation chart. Then explain to me how exactly 5G differs from any other RF. In North America, a good chunk of 5G used to be analog television channels 2-13.
A conspiracy is only a conspiracy if it is not backed up by fact. Has ANYONE here seen even ONE paper regarding 5G and public safety ? No. Not even the US senate has as Vodafone, AT&T etc have admitted to not carrying out any safety tests. Why are so many folks quick to jump on the band wagon when they have f**k all information and have done f**k all research. Go get your untested vacation and jog on sheeple.
You can block 5G but you need to build the Faraday cage out of Aluminum not sheet metal like this.
There's also no reason to block 5G or any other normal RF emissions, unless they are generating interference in other equipment.
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