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AlfredicEnglishRules 2 points ago +2 / -0

Soft science wise I've observed it. It's a combination of the Dunning Krueger effect and Propaganda. I've nicknamed it the Pokemon Fight effect. Everyone chooses their own expert and then quotes the three or four things taught to them. So, Neil Degrasse Tyson said that global warming is real, and he is an expert, therefore it must be real and for the reasons he gave. If the expert changes their reasons, so does everyone who follows them.

Add in media in general and a constant flow of subjects that you can't be an exact expert on every time. Then social pressure to follow. Everyone starts to use their Pokemon experts and think they have independent thoughts.

I expect it to work like religions arguing with each other. When I taught at a university in Utah I had friends who served missions. They said people would argue with them with the exact same ideas over and over again. Ironically, even after hearing this, other professors would say the same argument to me as a fact. I would then point out my own religion, and they would give me phrases I've heard hundreds of times. Some of these people are experts, and yet not.

Since much of modern propaganda is replacing religion with the ideas of the state or large organization, it wouldn't be a surprise to see that the same methods work. A full brain scan as it happens would be cool, but we would need way more advanced equipment to get that. So, if it's repeatable, and the patterns show the same, that's likely what is happening.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

There's actually a fairly good sci fi writer who has no images. He just writes based on what he thinks sounds good. He doesn't picture his story at all.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 4 points ago +4 / -0

We are being told we only have two choices or the choices they give us.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 18 points ago +18 / -0

I think it's just a deeper understanding of NPC. I've had to deal with it recently where something wasn't working, and I had people saying they needed to work harder to get it done. I got some sleep and came back with a solution. They were actually angry at me for not working hard.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 1 point ago +1 / -0

I grew up in Seattle, it's beyond the pale.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 5 points ago +5 / -0

Yeah, I've seen it. They have a black person or other type who is the more "authentic" of the new European culture.

What goes well with Bier?

I don't know

Back woman: Eine brautwurste

Oh, she must be the most German. Isn't sharing our culture amazing. And not doing this is next to Hitler. You don't want to be Hitler do you?

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AlfredicEnglishRules 2 points ago +2 / -0

Note how they didn't talk to Sweden. On the other hand, it's nice to see Nordics treating Denmark nicely.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

Lincoln Project is trying to kill a guy they don't like? Are any of them brothers to famous actors?

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AlfredicEnglishRules 1 point ago +1 / -0

Remember when they connected Land Warrior to Iron Man?

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AlfredicEnglishRules 10 points ago +10 / -0

I realize Eurovision is a great deterrent to invasion, but I would recommend it not be the only thing.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 2 points ago +2 / -0

It was both and Nakamura Seisakusho as well.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 4 points ago +4 / -0

Yeah, it's been aiming at more control for the command center than the actual soldier. The new style at least gives the soldier knowledge and abilities to also see things.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

Yeah, that makes flight history and videogames history very confusing at points.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

Yeah, Nintendo had love hotels and vacuum cleaners. SeGa had TVs and radios.

During the rebuild in the 50's-70's a lot of money was invested in every direction possible. The Nintendo toy line was created by a guy working the factory floor. Miyamoto didn't apply to be a video game creator. He brought in cool coat hangers for kids. Nintendo had factories that built all sorts of stuff based on orders.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 6 points ago +6 / -0

It came up earlier, so I thought it would be interesting.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

It's definitely a cult of personality. This has been a thing for a while. The difference is that Trump seems to have come by his more naturally than Mao or Obama.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

Ghost archive can do good things, but is really annoying to work with.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 6 points ago +6 / -0

My lefty friends are genuinely going nuts right now. Not only has Trump had a fairly bloodless war victory, but he seems to still be popular.

They're now saying Trump is a cult. He's a horrible man who would lead rioters to the capitol. I would post their insanity but it is a bit too much for me to watch.

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