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Post by Andrew on May 23, 2020 8:03:20 GMT
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Post by muttley on May 23, 2020 14:14:52 GMT
Not so much, really. And it's contextual of course: I don't apply the same standard to everyone I interact with personally. That's the standard I apply to media, politicians and salesfolk. there's a reason why some journalists win pulitzers and others get debunked by snopes During the Madoff hearings a congressguy with a distinct and pronounced bridge-and-tunnel accent was questioning the people who were responsible for having reviewed complaints to the SEC from years prior to his collapse. At one point, this woman being questioned starts talking about her credentials or awards or whatever, and the guy cracked "yes, I'm sure you have many ribbons and medals".
Ask yourself the question: why do you place any value on a Pulitzer? Now, you can joke about it if you want ...
And that said, yes, some cons are easier to spot than other's. But conditioning runs deep, and we all have our blind spots.
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Post by muttley on May 23, 2020 14:23:02 GMT
"Shut up and clap for the front-line hero's .. prol! " the bouts of spontaneous applause in appreciation of the extra work looks genuine but the Blue Angel flyovers are obviously a shameless waste of taxpayer money It's a double-sided coin, just like every other d@mned thing in the dream.
On one hand, it wouldn't be a thing, if gratitude wasn't a thing. On the other hand, it's also a social force that leads to certain outcomes. As a specific example the cashiers making near minimum and risking exposure got fed pride instead of extra pay, and, more generally people who would naturally complain about the lockdowns are (potentially) shamed into silence. It's also a way of expressing subconscious guilt.
And the predictions that there'd be runs on the hospitals didn't happen. The emergency rooms didn't turn into warzones, that was made up in anticipation of a scenario that never materialized.
Now, before you start making tinfoil jokes, notice that I'm not saying that this was entirely engineered from the top-down, nor am I claiming that everyone who said something that proved to be false was insincere when they were saying it.
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Post by Andrew on May 23, 2020 15:19:17 GMT
the bouts of spontaneous applause in appreciation of the extra work looks genuine but the Blue Angel flyovers are obviously a shameless waste of taxpayer money It's a double-sided coin, just like every other d@mned thing in the dream.
On one hand, it wouldn't be a thing, if gratitude wasn't a thing. On the other hand, it's also a social force that leads to certain outcomes. As a specific example the cashiers making near minimum and risking exposure got fed pride instead of extra pay, and, more generally people who would naturally complain about the lockdowns are (potentially) shamed into silence. It's also a way of expressing subconscious guilt.
And the predictions that there'd be runs on the hospitals didn't happen. The emergency rooms didn't turn into warzones, that was made up in anticipation of a scenario that never materialized.
Now, before you start making tinfoil jokes, notice that I'm not saying that this was entirely engineered from the top-down, nor am I claiming that everyone who said something that proved to be false was insincere when they were saying it.
tweet i saw yesterday made me chuckle....'so, do we have a good exit strategy for the clapping yet?'
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Post by Andrew on May 23, 2020 18:55:09 GMT
Corbett is often worth watching...
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Post by Figgles on May 23, 2020 22:13:58 GMT
I had to wear one for seven freakin' hours today at my kid's treatment session.....started getting a headache after the first hour. "Shut up and clap for the front-line hero's .. prol! " Indeed. One of the nurses explained to me how before putting on her mask for her long day ahead, she pops pain meds for the inevitable headache.
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Post by muttley on May 24, 2020 17:47:58 GMT
"Shut up and clap for the front-line hero's .. prol! " Indeed. One of the nurses explained to me how before putting on her mask for her long day ahead, she pops pain meds for the inevitable headache. Chemical cultural is a great example of two extreme polarities expressing in form: some of it can save your or improve your life, but most of it will ruin or even kill ya'. Fertile ground from there for gobs 'o psycho and socio-political analysis. Better yet just to see it for what it is.
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Post by muttley on May 28, 2020 21:14:19 GMT
"Shut up and clap for the front-line hero's .. prol! " the bouts of spontaneous applause in appreciation of the extra work looks genuine but the Blue Angel flyovers are obviously a shameless waste of taxpayer money Dude, were you aware that Trump killed FISA by threatening a veto?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 13:35:04 GMT
the bouts of spontaneous applause in appreciation of the extra work looks genuine but the Blue Angel flyovers are obviously a shameless waste of taxpayer money Dude, were you aware that Trump killed FISA by threatening a veto? other than my wife I've not been spied on in any way that I care about how many secrets are you guarding?
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Post by muttley on May 29, 2020 18:30:37 GMT
Dude, were you aware that Trump killed FISA by threatening a veto? other than my wife I've not been spied on in any way that I care about how many secrets are you guarding? My task here is done.
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