charonn0

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't hang my hat on that statistic until after autonomous cars make up a significant portion of cars on the road.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

According to Robert Duncan McNeal, Larcarno gave the impression of being a good guy who made a mistake when in reality deep down he was a bad guy, whereas Paris was the other way around.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (12 children)

...as opposed to whom?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Jimmy Gibbs, Jr!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

This phenomenon is known as the "curse of knowledge".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're so intent on defending your underlying point that you don't seem to realize that your underlying point is not in fact the point here. It's your technique, or lack thereof, in making your point that is being criticized.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Thank you for your submission, but we already have an excellent example.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (6 children)

They look like they're posing for their album cover.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Because it's not intended to be persuasive. The point is to make the speaker feel good, and look good in the eyes of those that already agree. It's fundamentally selfish, self serving, and dishonest.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

"One cannot reign innocently... Every king is a rebel and a usurper."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's a theory floating around the internet that these bizarre climate protests are actually meant to discredit the climate movement.

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