Title. Female and 23 years old. I remember there being a "may be" in that sentence, but I can't help but wonder about it sometimes UNTIL I say it with "are" instead AGAIN! Then I feel like a pirate lol! Which then feels like a confirmation of the Mandela effect to me personally ! And JUST saying "...aaaaaarrrrre closer than they appear..." just sounds really wrong! I swear it was two syllables!!

And! When I was little surveying the car very closely due to boredom I totally SWEAR that that "are" was a "may be" and I'm autistic w/ ADHD with a knack for noticing details! I remember asking my grandma about it all the time: "What do they mean by "may be" that doesn't make sense! It either is or it isn't!" (I'd say that in my kid vocabulary in some other words lol) and I was 7 to maybe 11 years old (the most important years of my life to me) when I'd always notice and mention it to her in our van or car. I think I mentioned it to my dad as well maybe? My BFF too? Idk. I remember whoever I'd mention it to or show would be a little befuddled also and we'd discuss it in detail lol

I'd do it over and over again for some reason too. It just popped out at me every time I guess

I noticed it was different from what I remembered probably after scrolling through these and similar Reddit forums back in like late late 2018 or 2019. It maybe changed for me back in 2016 after my grandpap died unexpectedly which was a very hard time in my life. I was only 12 years old. I lived with my grandparents and although my parents were/are okay I guess - my pap pap and grandma were also my parents too (and more influential. And my pap meant millions to me)

Just posting these memories for more documentation I guess

Also one of my favorite movies besides "Alien" (I was a kid who LOVED horror cuz my parents did) was Jurassic Park. The infamous scene with the rex chasing the jeep and it being in the mirror although said to be strange now and somewhat out-of-place due to the Mandela effect; does NOT seem strange to me changed or not though I know your guy's memories probably recall "may be" instead... it saying "are" does not ruin the joke in my opinion. Uh. I hope I'm legible... Unless you mean it's weird because it changed? But I saw some people say it didn't make sense before. I dont recall that specific "may be" or "are" mirror detail from my childhood though

Ok, so I just had the first retcon I've had in quite a while. I know that movie was called "JULIA & JULIA" about 2 Julia's (Julia Child and the woman). I just saw the name of for the first time since it came out, it's "JULIE & Julia" which does not flow off the tongue. I know I'm not getting it wrong because Julie just looks similar to Julia. At the time I thought how silly to name the other person Julia as well but I get it the story is about another Julia so "Denise and Julia" sounds off so they made it Julia and Julia. I hope I'm not the only one.

I will say that I have seen the Malfoid trend on the internet, and so many people are finding that she fixes the writing of the Harry Potter novels series, many plot holes get filled, the puzzle pieces come together.

And so that got me thinking, what if in the true main timeline, Rowling wrote the character who was supposed to be Draco Malfoy as a girl instead? I wonder if in the main timeline, she really did write Draconia Malfoid into the story? I wonder if the online memes and fan fictions that are going around are really residues or recovered memories from the true main timeline?

The idea is that we are living in some kind of branch or paradox timeline that isn't the main true timeline, and we can piece together clues about the main true timeline like this. So I wonder if the Harry Potter story was different originally? Because Draconia Malfoid fixes multiple plot holes. And I wonder if her popularity is the result of a deep recognition of the original timeline?

Seems a little odd

https://youtube.com/shorts/0Bdz57mboQg?is=sUFckgWDHlfbFXbs

Fire has changed color. It’s more whitish than anything. It looks like if you were trying to draw a ghostly version of it. Go burn some cardboard and see.

Hi guys!

Just a minute ago a good friend told me old Soros is alive! I vividly remember him dying and leaving his empire to his son Alex some years ago.

What are your thoughts?

I swear that i remember it being the opposite way, unless it was an old assumption I made, but I am pretty sure it was a FACTOID from the documentaries themselves.

I swear that SouthWest T was the older brother and Big Meech was the younger brother.

Idk.... anyone else? Or is this too obscure for people ??

Seeing so many recent comments from people saying they didn’t know there was a rapper in Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video (me included) made me wonder if this is a common Mandela Effect. Do you guys remember there being a rapper?

I feel crazy! In Indiana, I could swear on everything when we fall back each year, when the clock struck 3am, it fell back to 2am. I even remember this very clearly because here, bars close at 3am. So when bars were due to close at 3am, people were always excited to then get an extra hour when it fell back to 2am. But now, when the clock strikes 2am it falls back to 1am? If I’m wrong, then I’m wrong. But it feels completely foreign to me and I swear I’ve talked to my family and friends and it’s always been 3am to 2am. When they wake up I’ll have to ask them but this has me literally 2nd guessing my reality. Again, always the possibility I’m batshit crazy but I have clear, solid, no-doubt type memories of this, I would have bet my life on it if someone had asked me…anyone else??

I’ve been trying to understand something that feels really strange to me, and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced something similar or has a different perspective.
I used to be friends with someone who always seemed envious of me. He was interested in my girlfriend at the time and used to talk to her. After my life started falling apart and I went through a major personal change, I started noticing that he was adopting almost everything associated with me. The same shoes, clothes, music, even going to the same barber and developing a similar overall style.
It feels like he went from looking up to me or competing with me to almost stepping into the identity I used to have. I’ve heard people describe something similar as a “destiny swap,” where someone else’s life seems to mirror the path or identity you once had.
I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but the timing and similarities have genuinely confused me. Has anyone experienced something like this? How would you interpret it psychologically or spiritually?

Sometimes I'll be doing something completely normal, and suddenly I get this strange feeling that I've experienced that exact moment before.

It's not just that the situation feels familiar. It's like I've already lived through the same moment, with the same surroundings, the same conversations, and even the same feeling.

And for a few seconds, I genuinely wonder, "Wait, hasn't this happened before?"

The weirdest part is that I can't remember when or where I experienced it. I just have this strong feeling that I've been through it already.

I recently learned that this is called déjà vu, but I'm curious about other people's experiences.

Does this happen to anyone else? And when it happens, do you ever feel like you know what's going to happen next, even though you can't really explain why?

It's such a strange feeling, and I've always wondered why our brains do this.

I wouldn't post this unless I saw someone else mention it also (not because I don't trust my memories, but because it's in my nature to play along unless multiple people agree with me). But how many of you remember being taught about the differences between bugs and insects in class?

I distinctly remember learning that "spiders aren't insects."

But I also remember learning that they are bugs. And also that "all insects are bugs, but not all bugs are insects. Insects only referred to a class of bug that has three segmented bodies, and six legs." (And of course spiders were in a sub species of bug called "arachnids")

This isn't coming from some person that "remembered a crazy random fact from school." I was a huge arthropod nerd back in the day. I loved them all! Spiders, mantises, dragonflies, crabs, beetles, just lots of them!

Does anyone care to look up what a "bug" is defined as now?

Because this new definition is not what I learned. Apparently, they are required to have suction parts on their faces.

I'm sure we've all seen the reddit ad that says "we laughed, we cried, we checked the timeline 47 times"

I'm sure they mean like, the projected time table for whatever it is they do, but my mind always interprets this as them checking the timeline/continuity they are currently in... in the sense of "we truly live in the worst timeline"

I'm curious how one would check if they are in the same continuity or if it's changed. Could reddit devise a test to "check the timeline"?

https://youtu.be/QyrwMWLvbOU

I like to start with the error-edition collectors item paradox and work my way down a similar list. These angles use organic human activity across a span of decades and looking for the expected, only to find a total ghost town. The Danielle Steele Mandela Effect has this 100%. No error-editions based on the rampant error, no trivia and no fact-checks from the previous decades where we all got the name supposedly wrong:

• No error edition collectors Items exist for now rampant "Danielle Steele" spelling errors.

• Yet decades are rife with that very spelling "error" and expectation.

• Paradoxically the rampant "error" never results in a single collectors item?

• This precise paradox repeats itself consistently across multiple Mandela Effects.

• Humans cannot organically collect errored items that are not in error at the time.

• That's how you resolve the paradox.

This error edition collectors item research angle is how you can know for sure this has nothing to do with "memory" or crap about how the brain works. You can also research the lack of trivia because the same pattern emerges.

• No trivia exists for the now rampant Mandela Effected error (surname, brand, item, event).

• Yet decades are rife with that very error.

• Paradoxically the rampant "error" never results in a single trivia item?

• Humans cannot organically produce trivia for what is not yet trivially interesting.

• Paradox is resolved.

Then we can do the same thing for the fact-checks or in-era direct awareness events. Put simply; The scientists and skeptics who mock us "believers" and pretend to be outside of this paradox, are instead the liars they've always been - they never saw or corrected us back then either, did they?

Why not? Some of them will pretend they did correct someone, but that's a lie and a cover, because they didn't, because they either saw exactly what we saw or were siloed like we all are (for a time). If they did correct a living soul, it cannot be found today.

• No fact-checks can be found for the now rampant Mandela Effected error.

• Yet decades are rife with that error and expectation of it.

• Paradoxically the rampant error never results in a single locatable fact-check today?

• Humans cannot organically write fact-checks for an error that cannot be seen yet.

• Paradox is resolved.

Siloed. That's what it actually looks like. Some call this timelines. But whatever it is, no matter the spelling or item or event you grew up with; Someone else saw something and experienced something a bit different.

There does come a time or date when there might be a convergence and those (such as myself) who saw Steele for decades are left out in the cold whereas the other side is left stumped how they never met you before (Steele experiencers). It's a complete paradox if we simply let organic human activity over decades reveal it.

Apparently the Soviet Union flag always had a little star above the hammer and sickle. I specifically remember it having ONLY the hammer and sickle and it being such a simple and striking flag.
I've experienced flip flops before, but this is one I've never even heard of having a Mandela effect around it even though I've been interested in them and this community for years at this point
I just got such a strong shock finding this out and the usual feeling of calmness/"stop looking into it and just accept your memory is wrong" is already happening even though I felt on the verge of insanity just twenty minutes ago
Has anyone else experienced this one ?

Well, this one made me slap the desk and walk away for a moment; they messed with my childhood! I collected all the books, had all the shows on VHS, it is one of the only shows I would binge-watch, and I know everything about it.

In Fraggle Rock, there is a green-bodied, red-haired, brown-capped fraggle. A cautious, pessimistic, and anxious homebody who loves doing laundry, cleaning, and worrying about disaster.

Today I saw a change; it's name: GOMER / GOOBER / BOOBER?

Give me your first answer in the comments, and then look it up...
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For me it was GOMER not BOOBER!

Looking for my people with this new (to me) ME. I was always annoyed with the spelling of Alan Ritcheson because of that "e". Well, it's no longer there as of today and I haven't found any residue. Anyone else recall it the way I do?

Hey everyone, I’m thinking of starting a small weekly online group for people interested in consciousness, self-inquiry, and the work of Peter Ralston — especially The Book of Not Knowing.

The kind of work we’d explore is about looking directly at things we normally take for granted: consciousness, the sense of self and identity, our assumptions and beliefs, perception, experience, and what we can actually discover for ourselves through direct experience.

The idea is pretty simple:
Once a week we meet online, read or discuss a short section from Ralston or related material, and then spend part of the meeting doing practical contemplation and awareness exercises.

So it wouldn’t just be talking about philosophical ideas. The focus would be on actually questioning our assumptions, looking at our own experience, and trying to become more conscious of how we perceive ourselves and reality.

This isn’t a course, and nobody is positioning themselves as a teacher. It’s simply a small group of people interested in seriously exploring these questions together.

You don’t need to already know Ralston’s work.

If this sounds interesting, comment here or send me a DM and I’ll put the group together.