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It takes 10x the amount of energy to refute bs than to create it
by treehau5 10y ago
It takes 10x the amount of energy to refute bs than to create it
- jamescostian 10y agoIt took me the same (1x) amount of energy to refute your comment as it did for you to create it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- treehau5 10y agoHere's my source, where's yours? ;-) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294584001_The_unbearable_asymmetry_of_bullshit https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294584001_The_unbea...
- grive 10y agoYour comment however contains very little in the way of actual refutation, as you missed the point and did not engage it in the least. It is easy (1x) to create meaningless content, it is harder however to address it and to explain properly why the point was missed. Building a sound argument, clearly and in a straightforward manner is hard. Understanding the non-sequitur of your interlocutor is hard. Extirping the salient part of the inconsistency will force you to shave off the useless fluff around it. Adding that fluff is easier, as it only takes intellectual laziness.
- jwtadvice 10y agoNot only this but when the BS is an orthodox position it takes 10x the amount of energy per person who believed the bullshit. The number of conversations I've had to have with friends and family about, let's say, the "Russian hacking of the election" or "the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq" or "the bulk collection NOT mass surveillance by US intelligence" is greater than even the amount of time I've had to spend speaking to each of them.
- NumberCruncher 10y agoFortunately you do not have to refute all the BS in life. Just ignore it!
- nstart 10y agoThat's the thing with the people spreading bs. Especially if it's personal. They'll go to extraordinary lengths to remind you that it's always following you
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