Proponents, ones that actually go out of there way to make a special issue of a moon hoax, like Jarrah White, are relatively few in number and have some number of followers and fellow travelers. They also have somewhat abrasive public personalities toward non-sycophants that limit their social appeal, thus the solitary nature you describe.
The count for general purpose conspiracy buffs and deniers who actually put some effort into it seems a bit higher. For the widest category in my lexicon, hoax believers, YouTube seems to be littered with people that prefer to entertain themselves with a good hoax or conspiracy without ever giving it a second thought.
Perhaps I misuse my terminology, being relatively new to this particular freak show, I should have referred to
believers rather than
proponents.
I do sometimes run across people who
refer to the whole moon hoax business. On every single occasion I can think of, the speaker has expressed not only disbelief in the hoax theories, but also amazement that anyone could actually believe this rubbish. And yet these odd characters seem to be quite common on the internet. So I wonder.
(i) Maybe believers in the hoax theories are quite rare, and the global reach of the internet is required to find very many of them.
(ii) Maybe they're quite common, but they are all kept in some ghetto somewhere so as not to bother everyone else, and the internet is the only way they can communicate with us.
(iii) Maybe they're quite common, but not willing to embarrass themselves in person, preferring the anonymity of the internet.
(iv) Maybe they're all just having a laugh at everyone else's expense.
Most likely there are some other plausible explanations.
Whether their density is feigned or real, I do get the impression here than many are inadvertently setting themselves up as targets. I can fully understand the frustration caused when the dumbest person in the room starts mouthing off about what an idiot everyone else is, but I think it would be wise for us to strive not to become subjects to the breath of every fool.
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