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Just wanted to point out that one of these things necessarily follows the other, and billions have been wasted by people who listened to the cryptocurrency advo
by nativeit 3y ago
Just wanted to point out that one of these things necessarily follows the other, and billions have been wasted by people who listened to the cryptocurrency advocates, but failed to heed the warnings offered within those hyper-verbose responses.
There’s a well-established effect, common enough at this point to where some academic has probably given it a name like “The Twitter Dilemma” or something, that describes how a lie can be much more potent and contagious with exponentially fewer words than are necessary to effectively refute it.
You should feel free to ignore the extended retorts if you find them tiresome, but the modern reality is that you will be more likely to fall victim to a huckster’s scheme as a result. In the immortal words of Matt Damon, “Fortune favors the incurious, who like them apples.”
- fasquoika 3y ago>There’s a well-established effect, common enough at this point to where some academic has probably given it a name like “The Twitter Dilemma” or something, that describes how a lie can be much more potent and contagious with exponentially fewer words than are necessary to effectively refute it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law