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Most of the smartest people of my generation have dedicated their lives to building super-computers to point at peoples' brains and make them want to buy things
by InitialLastName 6y ago
Most of the smartest people of my generation have dedicated their lives to building super-computers to point at peoples' brains and make them want to buy things.
I suppose it's marginally better than fractionally growing somebody else's pile of money.
- r00fus 6y agoIf by "buying things" that includes buying into pervasive detachment from reality (ie, Q related posts) then maybe it's even worse.
- InitialLastName 6y agoIf the detachment from reality drives engagement and leaves people in a susceptible state to advertisement, more the better.
- exporectomy 6y agoNot many cultures have ever been free from widespread pervasive detachment from reality. By default, that's religion, though some political ideologies and superstitions have also filled that need. If you really don't like it, you probably don't like humans. And I tend to agree, humans have a fault in their brains causing irrational beliefs, but it probably serves some more valuable purpose than being right.
- r00fus 6y agoReligion is arguably useful to those who follow it (state of mind, material benefits) vs. those who are in the out-group. Could the same be said of Q content?
- exporectomy 6y agoWhile I don't really know anything about Qanon. I guess it provides a sense exclusive group membership, similar to flat-Earthism. Not just anybody can join for the same reason not just anybody can suddenly believe a goddess molded a living child from the dirt she scraped off her body.
- nyolfen 6y agothey were probably more likely to end up in finance tbh