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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Interesting. I was thinking more of gray area stuff than outright lying, like playing up the importance of facts that support one's position and downplaying those that don't.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I read somewhere a while back that it's supposedly an evolutionary thing. In a social competition for resource allocation, confidently arguing your position regardless of its correctness is more beneficial than admitting you may be wrong.

It's probably exacerbated by the internet, where the relative anonymity and psychological disconnection further reduces any benefits to admitting to an error.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know what you're talking about. We just make artisanal hats here.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

@hankskyjames777 Don't forget hexbear dot net. They're pretty much the same deal as grad, just with a vaporwave theme. @db0 it looks like you're still federated with them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I need one of those keyboards

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 107 points 1 year ago

In this thread: Programmers disassembling the joke to try and figure out why it's funny.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This meme is stealing.