More than three decades after his claims of reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology near Area 51, Bob Lazar continues to evoke an unusually intense and immediate backlash. Whenever his name surfaces online, comment sections are often inundated with strangers vehemently asserting that he is a fraud or “full of shit.” The speed and emotional fervor of these reactions seem disproportionate to the subject itself, prompting a compelling question: why would individuals with no personal stak...