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It is self evident,, if Gunther was contacted by a pair of hoaxers then the book tells us nothing about Cooper. But, if Gunther was contacted the real Cooper it gives us clues about his identity. Jude's (DanCooperHimself) video gives us insight on the technical side of writing but it doesn't move the needle either way.. We already know Gunther was an accomplished writer... but Jude seemed to miss the premise of Gunther's book,, He was not claiming that Clara's story was factual.. or even that he was contacted by the real Cooper.. He gave his first hand experience with the Cooper contact. (His truth) He also gave his first hand contact experience with Clara and Himmlesbach. (His truth) And he gave Clara's narrative as told to him.. (Clara's truth) IMO, Gunther went through this experience and could not determine if it was the real Cooper or not. He went to the FBI and they rejected it outright,, Cooper was a hoaxer.. Gunther was not convinced. So, Gunther decided to write a book to publish his experience and let the reader decide. Gunther was really expressing his own battle with trying to determine if it was the real Cooper.. and if it was then there are real consequences for the case.

Yes, I do not think it will help if Cooper or Clara were real or not. I have to think that the narrative as told by Clara would never have been the whole truth and nothing but the truth. She did not want to reveal her identity or his and face questioning by authorities, by her family or his. I can only assume the narrative, if real, has been corrupted by intentional misstatements and fabrications to obscure his and her identity. I'm willing to accept that if Clara was real within her narrative there may be unique assertions that eventual overlay with whom the real Cooper is/was. The 302's may yet reveal something that gives me/us greater confidence in Gunther's work. However, I think it would take identifying the real Cooper to verify any/some of Clara's assertions. Unfortunately as it is now, I do not have confidence in the narrative as truthful. Right now, we are unable to separate what assertions of Clara's are truth or fabrication. Therefore, I don't see a way of anyone getting to within proximity of the real Cooper with Gunther's work. In the end the best I see Gunther's work being accepted as is a work of "plausible half-truths". ref: https://dbcooperhijack.com/files/

Agreed. It will only be an option for about 85% of Americans. I'd also add that the boomers out there who can't learn anything new are not going to be able to drive EVs. Too much new technology they've never heard of. You waste more time gassing up your car than I do charging my EV. But if you have time to waste, and you like the loud noises it makes, gas cars are great. My time is more valuable than that.

Not much imagination there mostly owing, it would seem, to a what do I get from it now mentality. Fine, I guess. Space exploration has been a winner, seems to me. As I've written here I think sending humans into space at this juncture has a crappy cost benefit ratio. However a Trillion dollar program to send serious probes to Europa and Enceladus might yield amazing discoveries with a lot of money left over to build even better telescopes than the JWST and other cool stuff. Also, we could ramp up the launch schedules and production so that multiple expensive things were happening coterminously. That's just for one angle. Sorry if you thought I'd come up with automatic curb recycling machines that also neutered stray cats.

For sure, but the reality is that this transition isn't about you, today, a paid off car, or your own personal fun factor. It's about new technology and seeing how it can fit beneficially into a better future. Remember dial up internet? If the wizards had taken your world view we'd have ditched it and stayed with land line phones, fax machines, and 8 track tapes. You are welcome.

The New York Times had a “neediest case” fund or something like that. I remember reading about it and how they would report out on it every year. I figured the caller decided that there would be no way to really get the money if it was a trap. To Fly’s point I think LeClair said that he just did it to get Gunther’s attention. You raise a good point about how much $ Gunther made on the book or sales. Gunther definitely came from money, and lived in a very well to do town. Generational wealth is a huge head start for many. I’m speculating, but I’m guessing he did not need the money. From all I’ve heard, he was disappointed at the feedback from the book and how Cooper was not a high time in his life. There are missing notes for sure. And we don’t know what he changed and kept to himself. He may not have wanted to send Himm’s everything until he got it in the book. In terms of parts that don’t seem realistic, I’ve heard the cabin and the disappearance. Are there others? When I read it I was all set to fly out to Washington and explore lakes. Luckily Martin and Google Maps set me straight. There are just not many lakes in that area.

Gunther claimed that the "Cooper" initially wanted money to go to charity but that was a ruse to get a dialogue going,,, The "Cooper" just wanted money. You are right though there are some logic steps here.. none can be proven. First is.. was Gunther the hoaxer. Very unlikely for reasons previously laid out. If we accept that Gunther wasn't the hoaxer,, Then was the "Cooper" a hoaxer, if so then "Clara" was also a hoaxer. If the "Cooper" was the real Cooper then Clara was an associate. Those are the best two options.. and I can't figure out why if a hoaxer, "Cooper" would disappear then have a surrogate contact Gunther and Himmelsbach ten years later claiming he had died and was a good guy.... it makes more sense if he was the real Cooper.

I'm manipulated by a physician on a daily basis. My wife is an MD. No complaints.

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