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something something machine elves...

• teddyh 1mo ago
  <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=On_the_Origin_of_the_%22Influencing_Machine%22_in_Schizophrenia&oldid=1345146294 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=On_the_Origin_of_...>
  • xgkickt 1mo ago
    >They believed their thoughts and bodily sensations were controlled by a machine that defied their technical comprehension and secretly influenced them from a distance, often claiming that it was operated by a group of people who were persecuting them. That also describes data centers ;)
    • teddyh 1mo ago
      It’s the Torment Nexus.
• elwell 1mo ago
  Why do people say "something something...", and why does it irk me?
  • Yiin 1mo ago
    think of it like a placeholder for a great argument/explanation that doesn't necessarily exist, but would be funny if it did and would aledge whatever follows (in this case mechanical elfs) as being highly relevant to the topic at hand.
    • x______________ 1mo ago
      No tv and no beer make Homer something something [0] 0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufDqfQxPnJo https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufDqfQxPnJo