We have already written several times about situations related to the implementation of the 5G network in our country. People reacted in extreme ways: some were happy with the new technology, while others created a whole series of conspiracy theories. In turn, the campaign to call the Wi-Fi network “5G TEST” has probably exceeded the wildest expectations of its initiators.
I am not a fan of building my worldview on the basis of paranoia. This is useless. I can understand this paranoid personality requires the help of a specialist and not everyone realizes that they have such a mentality. However, I feel like situations like this are slowly spiraling out of control and we are allowing people who have unjustified fear to control the lives of others.
As long as people opposed to 5G technology, vaccines and the general perception of the world stayed in their own world and only wrote comments on the Internet, it did not cause problems for the general functioning. There have always been paranoids in the world. However, the Internet has given them the opportunity to speak out publicly and slander society. Those in the IT sector have tried to show how the whole process of fighting 5G technology is accompanied by a lack of basic knowledge in areas such as computing, telecommunications or physics. Several people gathered on computer forums made a specific joke against 5G opponents.
Wi-Fi transmitters called “Test 5G…” have appeared across Poland, aiming to scare away conspiracy theorists.
As we know, anyone who owns a Wi-Fi router and has the necessary permissions can give it a name. People more or less familiar with technology decided to play a prank on conspiracy theorists. Wi-Fi transmitters named as if they were 5G network devices have started appearing in various regions of Poland. These are the names “5G POWER X% Test”, where X is any interpretation of the Access Point name. It’s interesting because people who know computers more or less well know right away that this is complete nonsense. However, it turned out that those who spoke about the harmfulness of the 5G network… were deceived. Messages from terrified people with screenshots of the above-mentioned transmitters have recently appeared on various Internet forums.
A fan page shared a screenshot of one of the users who noticed a transmitter called “5G TEST POWER 500%” in his housing estate.
I would like to write that I understand this person’s fear, but… I’m really far from it. This shows the technological knowledge of people who believe in conspiracy theories. They’re talking about starting to think about how scientists lie, and actually, they don’t have basic knowledge of how the network works and they fell for something like that. This caused collective panic in social media groups. People write that a 5G antenna appeared on the roofs of their building, although it is just a witty neighbor’s Wi-Fi router. Of course, writers themselves use such routers to use the Internet. So where is this “thought inclusion” that the Anti 5G community attributes to every comment on the Internet? Has “thinking” abandoned them and they managed to convince themselves that a Wi-Fi router is a 5G transmitter? Where is their “knowledge” based on “reliable scientific publications and studies”? If people with such computer skills come up with anti-5G theories, I will thank you. The whole situation shows how knowledgeable the Anti 5G community is and how quickly these people become paranoid!
The appearance of a childish joke on the transmitter “TEST 5G POWER 500%” has its advantages.
The joke might not be great and could really scare people unconscious. But it’s hard for me to side with the scared ones because… They do the exact same thing. They spread terrifying theories on various websites, scaring other people unconscious. Furthermore, without reading or analyzing, they publish articles without the slightest scientific basis. In doing so, they build a politics of fear among people. At this point, they are victims of the mechanism they themselves propagate. I know that people with a paranoid personality do not understand what is happening to them and that fear controls their lives. I guess it is very difficult to combat this, because unconsciousness creates a feeling of fear. People tend to make up stories when they don’t understand something and can’t explain it. The truth is, however, that an ordinary person does not have the ability to “spin their thoughts” when it comes to technology they do not understand. Additionally, the easiest people to control are those who are afraid. People who believe in conspiracy theories allow themselves to be controlled by spreading fear and terror about something they don’t understand. I’m so lucky to work in IT and not get caught up in all this nonsense, but I’m sorry I can’t help people who have succumbed to this general fear other than writing the article.
I wanted to install such a transmitter like “5G TEST” myself, but I refrained.
As far as I know, what the people who repeat this joke wanted to achieve. This is a sort of pastiche meant to show the ignorance of the Anti 5G community and make fun of the whole situation. However, the truth is that I read many comments from people who are afraid of 5G networks and… I started to pity them. I don’t know what it’s like to live in a world where a refrigerator can attack you and the government has theories about killing the entire world. I have no idea what it’s like to be afraid of everything, but… it’s probably not easy. However, paranoid personality disorder is manageable and specialists can help. The key is to not go to extremes and really engage your thinking. Remember that the development of technology supports medicine, biotechnology, transport, etc. My friend had surgery some time ago. An American doctor supported our Polish specialists by broadcasting the procedure on the network. This would not be possible without the development of the Internet, fast connections and algorithms supporting various processes. Before you start hating certain technologies and letting fear do the talking, let’s talk about it.
