EdamAnchorman
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While not quite as bad but still bad, my mom is really into Dr. Oz. I'm trying to ween her off of him bit by bit.
What is it with moms trusting whackjob doctors??
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6 hours ago, ignatius said:
#1 killer of law enforcement for past 2 years is COVID
So then blue lives matter people should be pro-vaccine?? Oh, right, that's applying logic. My bad.
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1 hour ago, dcom said:
Could be quite true, but to me the most striking result from that study is that these "metacognitively impaired" people exhibited this inability to critically assess self-confidence in their decision-making for basic tasks like estimating the number of dots on a screen. This suggests, to me at least, that this impairment is innate.
I guess it could be learned behavior, or probably most likely some combination of nature & nurture, like most everything else. That would mean that for some people, we could "nurture" the deficiency down to a manageable level, and others will just be lost causes.
30 minutes ago, zero said:lol the "metacognitively impaired" tag sounds like scientist speak for what is colloquially known as "giant asshole"
Nah I'll bet that there were some great minds who had this "impairment". This behavior probably leads the individual to often challenge the status quo and come up with new ideas. When paired with an average or low intellect, you might get these Q-anon followers; but with higher intellect, it might lead to some great innovators who will have the confidence to try new things that others wouldn't.
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I've linked to this study earlier, but it seems people who hold these extremist views might be "metacognitively impaired", meaning they lack the basic ability to objectively judge confidence in their own decisions and beliefs, i.e., they are overconfident in their beliefs and choices even when presented with evidence that their choices were incorrect, even in simple tasks that have nothing to do with politics (estimating the number of dots on a screen). This deficiency was not found to correlate with intelligence, and it could suggest that some people just lack the ability to objectively judge themselves when making decisions that form their beliefs, and I don't know if that can be fixed.
https://psmag.com/news/the-underlying-psychology-of-political-radicalism
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31420-9
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5 hours ago, Rubin Farr said:
These people will need to be deprogrammed, just like other cults. You can see similar effects in Scientology; when the full mythos is revealed to the individual, their instinct can be to lean into the lie even further, they have invested so much of themselves entirely, that they have no identity without the group. They have been isolated from, or rejected by their loved ones and acquaintances, they feel humiliated, taken advantage of, and maybe also angry. No idea how a nation as large as the US undertakes such a massive effort, without people claiming “mind control” or “re-education” from all sides of the spectrum.
Even so, a lot (not all, I'm sure, but probably a LOT) of the people who are this far into it either lack the cognitive skills or have never been taught how to go through life with a properly critical and logical mind. So if we "deprogram" them from Q without trying to teach them the skills of basic logical reasoning and critical thought, what's going to happen to them? Will they just fall down the next rabbit hole? Will they be able to responsibly participate in our political system?
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7 hours ago, BobDobalina said:
Might you have a link to a story/article about this chickanery, perhaps from a reputable news source? (big ask in 2022 I know)
(dickhead translation: "source?")
I'm a civil engineer btw, and on the whole our profession is rightly perturbed about the current state of our infrastructure in the U.S. The ASCE gives out "report cards" to each state every few years for the condition/resiliency of various infrastructure (power grid, water treatment, highway & rail ports, etc.) and the grades are fucking atrocious. Just one of those things rich ppl don't wanna pay for cuz how does it benefit them?
Yes, it was a tweet originally and a report made through the city's "311" app for non-emergency issues. The local Pgh. media has since picked up on it:
Here's a link to the news story about PA diverting funds from roads & bridges to fund state cops:
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Damn I used to drive over that bridge once a week when I lived in Pgh.
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Apparently he was suspended and is on paid leave. He doesn't have to teach the viral vector cocksuckers and he gets paid. Mission accomplished.
Edit:. My wife got a kick out of this, she's a professor who is being forced to go back to work this week to teach a bunch of dirty college students who aren't required to be vaccinated because college gotta make money.
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2 hours ago, auxien said:
you should get us US WATMMers to send you trash, for authenticity
Since I'm in Jersey, there's prob a high chance that if you're in the US your trash is already within a 100 mile radius of me.
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Thinking about adding some more rolling stock to my LEGO train. One car that I see a LOT of here in NJ is the "trash flatcar" hauling garbage from all over the USA into New Jersey. I will post pics once I've ordered the pieces and built a couple.
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9 hours ago, zero said:
that Protzman guy is seriously whacked out of his fuckin mind. can't believe anyone would take any of that seriously. can you imagine having a family member or friend getting brainwashed by all that? it's National Enquirer level BS merged with internet behavior of the 21st century. saw something about him saying Trump is from Jesus bloodline, or is Mussolini's nephew, or some other ridiculous thing.
Most people who have the letter "Z" in their last name are strange on some level; it's a law of nature.
People who have last names that start with "Z" are extra-weird.
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Needs more Phil Collins.
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long covid, short covid dick.
prefer to get neither but is one worse than the other?
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2 hours ago, ignatius said:
he says the same 3 or 4 phrases about everything.
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4 minutes ago, chenGOD said:
Jesus fuck Paul is an absolute tool. Classic tactic of throwing out question after question trying to find something. Fauci doesn't do very well here, he should demand the first time Paul interrupts him that he be allowed to finish his response.
I used to wonder why our government couldn't get anything done, couldn't agree with each other, couldn't compromise to get stuff done. Bit by bit, congressmen and women have been replaced by people like this fuckwad, and imagine trying to get anything done having to work with a critical mass of morons like that guy.
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Seems like something I would TRY to do in GTA.
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1 hour ago, ilqx hermolia xpli said:
I wasn't being a troll I was stating a fact. America is detached from reality and statements made as if they're true and normal just because they're in a US context should be fact-checked. The democratic party of the US is also far right
America is not detached from reality, there is just a different standard here compared to the European standard. Is that OK for you? Sure in America as a whole, the "center" of politics is probably far more conservative compared to Europe, but within the American political landscape, NBC is more "left-leaning" compared to our center. Dunno how many times I have to say that.
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11 hours ago, ilqx hermolia xpli said:
NBC is a far right capitalist network, there are no left-leaning shows on it
Ok, tovarishch, while you're not wrong from a global standpoint I meant left-leaning for the US or Democratic party-leaning, but I think you already knew that and were just being a troll. Imagine that.
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24 minutes ago, luke viia said:
Honestly, more people like the concerned folks in this thread need to be running for office. I know, I know, it's a clown show. But who else is gonna do it, if not us? More crusty old folks? If gun-toting moon-faced racist tradwives can gather political steam, so can vinyl-hoarding, p-locking, lol-rolling big brains.
The media has to change, too. I was watching some congressman being interviewed by NBC (left-leaning show). He was something like the only R member of the house to be openly critical of Trump or something. He was making valid criticisms of the left and right and saying stuff like we need to get back to civil discourse in Congress instead of escalating, but the host was just hammering him to try and get him to say bad things about Trump and the right in general so that they could get a juicy soundbite.
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32 minutes ago, zero said:
the fact that all these R politicians are trying to downplay and defend the event is sickening. it is a sad reflection on the state of society in general. traits that have historically applied to those in positions of leadership, and humans in general, such as showing accountability, leading with dignity, humbleness...these are slowly being written out of the script and replaced with trump-like behavior. finger pointing, immaturity, messaging with racist undertones. tantrums are being rewarded, wasn't my fault, etc...I just don't know how we reign this in? the R party seemingly will not disavow this type of behavior, seeing as large chunks of their constituents all act and think the same way, and vote accordingly!
social media, as has been brought up time and time again on here, IMO is the catalyst for this behavioral change we see throughout society. lol culture. creating and weaponizing false information posted online, resulting in people doubting straight up facts, was probably not what the social media godfathers intended. but it is what it is now, and whether or not them banning certain bad actors and deleting outright false content helps, is yet to be seen. gonna sound like an old man here, but I just don't remember "it" being this bad before FB, twitter, etc. started.
This shift in traits displayed by leadership is certainly sickening, but it us up to us to stop it.
These morons who are supporting Trump didn't just appear out of nowhere, they've been living in our neighborhoods all along. It is my read on the situation that they haven't participated in politics in the past for whatever reason (anti-gov., lack of trust in gov., general apathy, etc.). But Trump and his ilk have awakened them, and the internet and social media have allowed them to coalesce and organize and have a somewhat common and deafening voice.
In the US, leaders are elected by the people who participate in government, and often who participate the loudest. These morons have come out of the woodwork and have solidified themselves as a powerful voting bloc. It's no wonder there are leaders who are catering to them. The only way to beat them in the short term is for all of us reasonable people to stand up and participate in government and try to be "louder" than they are. We can't be quiet. Demand that our leaders be reasonable. Long term, I dunno, maybe implement critical thinking education at young ages.
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21 minutes ago, usagi said:
Novax Djocovid
I love how that whole situation played out.
Tournament admins supposedly "blinded" on exemption cases lets him in because of $$$, gov't lets him fly all the way there and then gives him the finger.
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53 minutes ago, Nebraska said:
a little dramatic with the flame thrower and truck running over the MAGA hat, but i can appreciate the shots being fired here.
That's an interesting thing about the type of hold that Trump has on a lot of his followers. Sure, there are the die-hards, but I think that there are many more that are less hardcore; and they're the type of people who would snap against Trump and grandstand like this for their own egos if they sense a slight change in the direction that the wind is blowing. If they start to gain momentum I think it could lead to a mass (but not complete) exodus from Trump to some other leader, which may or may not be a better outcome for the rest of us reasonable people.
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10 hours ago, scumtron said:
I have a few Cantillons in my beer callar, but they are hard to get by.
Jealous.
4 hours ago, d-a-m-o said:Try this one (you probably know it but just in case...) fav belgian beer by far !
I wasn't sure about Orval the first time I had it, but it's really grown on me and has become my favorite Trappist beer. There's nothing else like it IMO. My wife calls it the "foot beer" because sometimes the young ones can be a bit funky, but not like geuze funky, its own brand of funky.
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pizza
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Looks like a semi-prolapsed pizza asshole.