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The underlying thesis to a comment like this is that the majority of people are stupid and easily manipulated (not smart like you).
by lazyeye 2y ago
The underlying thesis to a comment like this is that the majority of people are stupid and easily manipulated (not smart like you).
- cyanydeez 2y agoNo, the underlying thesis is bullshit artists are selffullfilling prophecies.
- CamperBob2 2y agoThat appears to be the null hypothesis at this point. It's up to you to provide evidence to the contrary, ideally in the form of an election that doesn't result in RFK as HHS secretary and Tulsi Gabbard as DNI.
- lazyeye 2y ago(shrugs) the majority of people voted for this. Why is their opinion of less value than yours?
- CamperBob2 2y agoSimple self-preservation, if nothing else. Stupid voters constitute a threat to my own well-being, and probably to yours as well. Again: I'm not the one with questions to answer and propositions to prove.
- lazyeye 2y agook but whatever is going inside your head has no relevance to me or anyone else. And the fact that you feel "threatened" maybe more related to your propensity for being influenced by ideology and the bubble you live in, than anything happening in reality.
- Two4 2y agoThe best quote I've seen to explain this is from the Men in Black movie: a person is smart, but people are dumb. Group dynamics and identity politics are massively underestimated by many as motivating forces to get people to act against their interests. Also remember: half of all people are below average intelligence.
- lazyeye 2y ago[flagged]
- gambiting 2y agoDo you think everyone here works in silicon valley? That's an assumption that happens all the time on HN and I personally hate it, there's a lot of us non Americans here.
- lazyeye 2y agoYes point taken. I did think that before posting but still thought its true in the general sense. I'm guessing that on average the people on HN are being paid alot more than the general population regardless of location.
- moritzwarhier 2y agoWhy? Do you think that people have to be stupid to be vulnerable to manipulation?
- mpalmer 2y agoIn skipping straight to "oh so Fox News viewers are stupid?", you simultaneously make this about emotion and avoid discussing what the Murdochs actually do. That could be interesting, but you're choosing to be a weird mix of defensive and aggressive.
- lazyeye 2y agoNeither you or the comment I was replying to have said anything about "what the Murdochs actually do"?
- tim333 2y agoPeople do tend to be kind of stupid and easily manipulated regardless of who wrote the comment. I'm often stupid and manipulated myself.