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BryanFazekas wrote: Sure there is -- fear sells.
Sells what though?
BryanFazekas wrote: You're right, there's no grand plan. It's just business as usual.
Okay, we're on the same page. I can plausibly believe that something like social entropy leads to the decay of trust and the erosion of institutions, and that said vacuum is usually filled with tyrants. But that's not orchestration - conspiracy.
BryanFazekas wrote: Monkeypox is great for this purpose, as the visuals look horrifying. Remember, a picture is worth 1,000 words!
That explains the media's obsession with it. But not any notion that it's manufactured. In fact, it would be a poor substitute for COVID as pandemics go as it doesn't spread nearly as well nor is it as deadly as covid was. It's relatively speaking, mild, despite the sensationalism in the media.
But I'm not really speaking about the media - which is predictably banal and behaves like an attention starved child.
I'm speaking about the notion that this virus was concocted by some nefarious actors to further some agenda.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Sells what though?
Mostly advertising, but also market share, as each service competes with its brethren.
honey the codewitch wrote: But not any notion that it's manufactured. In fact, it would be a poor substitute for COVID as pandemics go as it doesn't spread nearly as well nor is it as deadly as covid was. It's relatively speaking, mild, despite the sensationalism in the media.
Yes, it is mild, but only because you are thinking. Far too many people are reacting to the pictures and not thinking.
As public traumas go, this one is unlikely to last as the reality is minor, but it fills in until something else comes along.
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Seems we agree more than disagree on this. I'm just cautious of conspiracies, and frankly it's deeply tiring having them everywhere right now in the society in which I find myself ensconced.
Someone said the point of modern propaganda is not to misinform, but to "flood the zone with bullshit" to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
I forget who, but it seems right to me. That seems to be exactly what's happening in my country.
I'm weary of the sifting and sorting. It makes me want to tune out altogether. In the end, I see a move to another country within the coming years. I'm done.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Seems we agree more than disagree on this.
Seems so. The difference is I'm likely far more cynical ... 
honey the codewitch wrote: Someone said the point of modern propaganda is not to misinform, but to "flood the zone with bullshit" to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
This sounds about right.
honey the codewitch wrote: In the end, I see a move to another country within the coming years. I'm done.
Read international news ... it not necessarily better any place else, regardless of where you are now ...
[this is that "cynical" thing I mentioned previously ...]
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At the risk of getting too political, I live right on the border between two countries, and the difference is pretty stark.
I am watching my country implode in real time. I've seen it coming for about 20 years, but now the rot is accelerating and my concerns are more ... specific.
Plus I am a member of a class of people that is specifically being targeted by reactionary elements in my country, and that's only going to get worse in coming years.
I have a lot of reasons for leaving.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: I am a member of a class of people that is specifically being targeted by reactionary elements in my country
You're an old, white, Conservative male? 
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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Poe's law stalks this response. That's all I can say here.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Poe's law is necessary in any medium of communication where facial and body queues are missing. It's been that way since FidoNet, if not before.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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There was nothing else I could say in response that wouldn't dive into the political arena so I stayed my hand.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Covid conspiracy theories, like their flat earth, fake moonlanding and crop circle cousins have long since and many times been disproved and debunked. I figured the Code Project crowd were a more intelligent bunch...
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Intelligence and education levels seems to have no correlation to gullibility. That holds true in political and religious arenas as well.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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To take a free ticket to Top Gun: Maverick?
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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Apparently, it's pretty good: Top Gun: Maverick - Rotten Tomatoes[^] gave it 97%.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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It will be interesting what the regular audience has to say about this movie.
It is my experience that quite often, the disparity between the Professional Critics and the audience voting scores is significant.
modified 24-May-22 9:36am.
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Looks pretty good from the trailer
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I am sure it will be good. Some really good actors and actresses in this movie.
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Good acting can't make up for bad writing.
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Good writing can't make up for bad directing.
Good directing can't make up for bad audio.
Good audio can't make up for bad lighting.
Good lighting can't...
and your point is? 
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Absolutely. I'm having to pay for mine.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Every cat...
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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Dij doesn't lay on the keyboard, he walks over it and types everything he can: mutes the volume, ENTERs data, types 4 million "e"s, or activates strange bits of Windows I didn't know existed.
If my code doesn't compile, the first thing I look for is stuff he entered ...
He has successfully sent his own emails, made phone calls, and appears to like some strange youtube videos. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: some strange youtube videos
Sure... It is always pays off to keep a cat to blame... 
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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