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I admittedly did not, initially. I did now and am even more certain it's made up now. I'm not sure how anyone can honestly think this is a person talking abou

by ffsm8 11mo ago

I admittedly did not, initially. I did now and am even more certain it's made up now. I'm not sure how anyone can honestly think this is a person talking about their family. This is like a textbook made believe story people have been doing since Reddit got popular in early 2010s. For this story to be real, you'll have to add a fourth and fifth circle to the diagram with a family member being close enough to the person suffering from the illness to be confided in and being so karma hungry to utilize their personal story which is likely shameful to them for going viral on Reddit.

nsoqm 11mo ago
It’s anti-tech rhetoric so it works well here in HN. That’s the entire purpose of it. Not to say ads on fridges aren’t stupid. But they are stupid enough by themselves; they don’t have to make up stories about them.
- hn_throwaway_99 11mo ago
  Honestly some of the posts defending "it could be true!!" when nearly any rational reading of it would deem it "fake beyond a reasonable doubt" are just tiresome at this point. Like you say, it's easy to have a rational discussion that these adverts are dumb and annoying, and purporting this fan fiction as truth just weakens the case.
bonoboTP 11mo ago
Another circle for the Venn diagram is that the schizophrenic sister's name happens to be Carol, the same as the name in the ad shown on the fridge. Obviously made up.
- SideburnsOfDoom 11mo ago
  > the schizophrenic sister's name happens to be Carol ... Obviously made up. Why? because no-ones' sister is ever called "Carol" ? Or because people of that name don't get schizophrenia? I consider myself sane, but if I saw a billboard addressing me by name, I would do a double-take at least. I can easily understand how it would have an impact and look like a schizophrenic symptom. The TV show advert with that text actually does exist, I've seen it. Given that, what are the odds that some day a) it is seen, b) by someone called Carol, c) who is susceptible to being affected by it. I would say substantial. We don't know the truth of this at all.
  - mikkupikku 11mo ago
    Carol is a very uncommon name, it was last popular in the 40s and 50s so almost every Carol you find today will be in an old folk's home. The odds of two truly independent instances of somebody named Carol appearing in this manner of circumstance is extremely small. Edit: https://www.babynameatlas.com/name/carol https://www.babynameatlas.com/name/carol Also, it came from reddit therefore it is fake. Reddit is a dumpster fire, if we're being generous it's a website for playing around with creative writing exercises. The not so generous interpretation is that reddit users are deranged internet point addicts who habitually lie to get their fix.
    - da_grift_shift 11mo ago
      It's layers of fake! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173339 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173339 (And yes: the karma farmers are either deranged addicts or warming up accounts for onward sale.)
    - SideburnsOfDoom 11mo ago
      > it came from reddit therefore it is fake This level of simple assurance is for simpletons. You and I don't know the truth of it and can't be sure based on "it's from reddit". I'm sorry that not being sure is hard for you. > The odds of two truly independent instances of somebody named Carol appearing in this manner of circumstance What on earth are you talking about? There there are not "two people named Carol appearing in this manner." The first is the protagonist of a sci-fi show. You know, a fictional person. There is 1 - count them, one, supposed victim appearing in this manner. Which is possible regardless of the name chosen for the show and ad.
      - mikkupikku 11mo ago
        > "This level of simple assurance is for simpletons. You and I don't know the truth of it and can't be sure based on "it's from reddit". I'm sorry that not being sure is hard for you." I respectfully disagree with your dismissal. Reasonable heuristics are necessary to get through life without getting lost in hours of deep dives into any random shit you hear. Anyway, the mere fact that the fridges have ads of any sort at all is reason enough to never buy one, I don't need to also believe some redditor's karma seeking tall tale.
- Retr0id 11mo ago
  And why did it have to be a fridge? The same ad is being displayed all over the place, from phone screens to billboards.
  - ffsm8 11mo ago
    > My schizophrenic sister hospitalised herself because she throught [...] someone was attempting to communciate with her through her fridge.[...]
    - Retr0id 11mo ago
      Right, the exact same story as was outlined in a reddit comment weeks prior. Seeing the ad on a phone would be far more plausible.
      - ffsm8 11mo ago
        Ah, I misunderstood your question. Yes.

by ffsm8 11mo ago

nsoqm 11mo ago

It’s anti-tech rhetoric so it works well here in HN. That’s the entire purpose of it. Not to say ads on fridges aren’t stupid. But they are stupid enough by themselves; they don’t have to make up stories about them.

hn_throwaway_99 11mo ago
Honestly some of the posts defending "it could be true!!" when nearly any rational reading of it would deem it "fake beyond a reasonable doubt" are just tiresome at this point. Like you say, it's easy to have a rational discussion that these adverts are dumb and annoying, and purporting this fan fiction as truth just weakens the case.

bonoboTP 11mo ago

Another circle for the Venn diagram is that the schizophrenic sister's name happens to be Carol, the same as the name in the ad shown on the fridge. Obviously made up.

SideburnsOfDoom 11mo ago
> the schizophrenic sister's name happens to be Carol ... Obviously made up. Why? because no-ones' sister is ever called "Carol" ? Or because people of that name don't get schizophrenia? I consider myself sane, but if I saw a billboard addressing me by name, I would do a double-take at least. I can easily understand how it would have an impact and look like a schizophrenic symptom. The TV show advert with that text actually does exist, I've seen it. Given that, what are the odds that some day a) it is seen, b) by someone called Carol, c) who is susceptible to being affected by it. I would say substantial. We don't know the truth of this at all.
- mikkupikku 11mo ago
  Carol is a very uncommon name, it was last popular in the 40s and 50s so almost every Carol you find today will be in an old folk's home. The odds of two truly independent instances of somebody named Carol appearing in this manner of circumstance is extremely small. Edit: https://www.babynameatlas.com/name/carol https://www.babynameatlas.com/name/carol Also, it came from reddit therefore it is fake. Reddit is a dumpster fire, if we're being generous it's a website for playing around with creative writing exercises. The not so generous interpretation is that reddit users are deranged internet point addicts who habitually lie to get their fix.
  - da_grift_shift 11mo ago
    It's layers of fake! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173339 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173339 (And yes: the karma farmers are either deranged addicts or warming up accounts for onward sale.)
  - SideburnsOfDoom 11mo ago
    > it came from reddit therefore it is fake This level of simple assurance is for simpletons. You and I don't know the truth of it and can't be sure based on "it's from reddit". I'm sorry that not being sure is hard for you. > The odds of two truly independent instances of somebody named Carol appearing in this manner of circumstance What on earth are you talking about? There there are not "two people named Carol appearing in this manner." The first is the protagonist of a sci-fi show. You know, a fictional person. There is 1 - count them, one, supposed victim appearing in this manner. Which is possible regardless of the name chosen for the show and ad.
    - mikkupikku 11mo ago
      > "This level of simple assurance is for simpletons. You and I don't know the truth of it and can't be sure based on "it's from reddit". I'm sorry that not being sure is hard for you." I respectfully disagree with your dismissal. Reasonable heuristics are necessary to get through life without getting lost in hours of deep dives into any random shit you hear. Anyway, the mere fact that the fridges have ads of any sort at all is reason enough to never buy one, I don't need to also believe some redditor's karma seeking tall tale.
Retr0id 11mo ago
And why did it have to be a fridge? The same ad is being displayed all over the place, from phone screens to billboards.
- ffsm8 11mo ago
  > My schizophrenic sister hospitalised herself because she throught [...] someone was attempting to communciate with her through her fridge.[...]
  - Retr0id 11mo ago
    Right, the exact same story as was outlined in a reddit comment weeks prior. Seeing the ad on a phone would be far more plausible.
    - ffsm8 11mo ago
      Ah, I misunderstood your question. Yes.