Originally Posted by Lzen:
I realize that everyone wants to just throw aside the cyber attack angle but, I think it's at least worth some consideration. Here's some good discussion on this, from all angles, if anyone cares to look at it with an open mind.
IMO, you can't say one way or the other this soon. There has to be some investigation first.
Ruled out. No. There hasn't been a full investigation. But likely...probably not. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lzen:
I realize that everyone wants to just throw aside the cyber attack angle but, I think it's at least worth some consideration. Here's some good discussion on this, from all angles, if anyone cares to look at it with an open mind.
IMO, you can't say one way or the other this soon. There has to be some investigation first.
Can we rule out the retardation angle from you? [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?
Some people love drama so much that even a bridge collapsing isn't dramatic enough for them...thus the bridge collapse AND a cyber attack. It's way more dramatic than an accident. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Accidents don't exist anymore. Literally everything that happens, ever, needs to be an Info Wars special
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
It’s that way because idiots ****ing buy into it.
Okay, this probably should be a DC statement, so I'll spoiler it. I think it's relevant enough that I'll take the hit if I need to delete it.
Spoiler!
And it's a way for people to make money, even if they know it's untrue.
I have an older relative who is constantly spouting off "facts" that he's heard that are not even close to being accurate, but they frighten and concern him so he keep watching those scummy people to "learn more" about these fake issues.
My favorite one recently is about how immigrants are overrunning the country. He informed me with certainty that 80 percent of Arkansas' population is now Hispanic (and presumably illegal immigrants).
Arkansas' population is 9 percent Hispanic. This is about a quarter million people. He's only off by 71 percent.
To get to 80 percent Hispanic, you'd have to add 11 million Hispanic people to Arkansas' current population of 3 million people. And if you do that and then add the same proportion to Texas (not even counting any other state), Arkansas and Texas would be absorbing 116 million people, which is almost the entire population of Mexico.
The very concept is absurd to any reasonable person, but he won't believe me because "the television" said otherwise.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Okay, this probably should be a DC statement, so I'll spoiler it. I think it's relevant enough that I'll take the hit if I need to delete it.
Spoiler!
And it's a way for people to make money, even if they know it's untrue.
I have an older relative who is constantly spouting off "facts" that he's heard that are not even close to being accurate, but they frighten and concern him so he keep watching those scummy people to "learn more" about these fake issues.
My favorite one recently is about how immigrants are overrunning the country. He informed me with certainty that 80 percent of Arkansas' population is now Hispanic (and presumably illegal immigrants).
Arkansas' population is 9 percent Hispanic. This is about a quarter million people. He's only off be 71 percent.
To get to 80 percent Hispanic, you'd have to add 11 million Hispanic people to Arkansas' current population of 3 million people. And if you do that and then add the same proportion to Texas (not even counting any other state), Arkansas and Texas would be absorbing 116 million people, which is almost the entire population of Mexico.
The very concept is absurd to any reasonable person, but he won't believe me because "the television" said otherwise.
Leave it up. It’s the truth. And the people who buy it aren’t going to read it anyways. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Okay, this probably should be a DC statement, so I'll spoiler it. I think it's relevant enough that I'll take the hit if I need to delete it.
Spoiler!
And it's a way for people to make money, even if they know it's untrue.
I have an older relative who is constantly spouting off "facts" that he's heard that are not even close to being accurate, but they frighten and concern him so he keep watching those scummy people to "learn more" about these fake issues.
My favorite one recently is about how immigrants are overrunning the country. He informed me with certainty that 80 percent of Arkansas' population is now Hispanic (and presumably illegal immigrants).
Arkansas' population is 9 percent Hispanic. This is about a quarter million people. He's only off by 71 percent.
To get to 80 percent Hispanic, you'd have to add 11 million Hispanic people to Arkansas' current population of 3 million people. And if you do that and then add the same proportion to Texas (not even counting any other state), Arkansas and Texas would be absorbing 116 million people, which is almost the entire population of Mexico.
The very concept is absurd to any reasonable person, but he won't believe me because "the television" said otherwise.
I don't disagree with anything you said, but I'm now distracted by the possessive form of Arkansas. I'm pretty sure that the right answer is technically "Arkansas's" but I have no idea how one would say that aloud... [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?
Part of it is human nature. One of the things that allowed us to evolve as humans is our ability to find patterns. It allows us to map the stars and learn how to track animals.
But it also leads to where we see patterns that are not there. Or just correlations and not causations. And being able to "see" these patterns when others can't make us feel important. Like we are special.
It's easier for some to swallow there is a shadow conspiracy that is controlling everything than to admit that life is just chaos. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chitownchiefsfan:
Part of it is human nature. One of the things that allowed us to evolve as humans is our ability to find patterns. It allows us to map the stars and learn how to track animals.
But it also leads to where we see patterns that are not there. Or just correlations and not causations. And being able to "see" these patterns when others can't make us feel important. Like we are special.
It's easier for some to swallow there is a shadow conspiracy that is controlling everything than to admit that life is just chaos.
So in the case of these losers, basically astrology. Speaking of which, I should really check my horoscope so I know what I'm supposed to be doing today. [Reply]