It's almost no fun to ponder over, laugh about or even entertain conspiracy theories for fun anymore. Boy did I love urban legends and conspiracies as a teenager! It's fun to contemplate what might be, even if there's no evidence. At one point I wanted to be a cryptozoologist. How fun would that be?
Nowadays it almost feels irresponsible to entertain these theories. There's more content about them than ever, but between the CIA confirming the existence of aliens and QAnon putting our democracy in jeopardy with the weirdest theories you've ever imagined, it kind of takes the fun away from imagining how we might've been merpeople at one point. (No. It's still fun to entertain, even if for a minute!) My teenager absolutely hates it when I do because the kids live in a time when conspiracy theorists want to let Donald Trump run their country. I can't say I blame them. Even so, my teen still likes the idea of werewolves and Mothman!
That said, if you do still read about them just for fun, what's your favorite? What creature do you think isn't considered enough?