Re: oh, it's called a sweeping generalization retard ...

On 7/31/2026 1:53 AM, dart200 wrote:
> On 7/30/26 9:25 PM, Creon wrote:
>> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:43:53 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/30/2026 6:53 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>> On 7/30/26 6:44 PM, Creon wrote:
>>>>> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:42:44 -0400, Noah Sombrero <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:47:37 +0000, Creon <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:02:12 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Post your opinion here:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fine, I shall:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think there is too much "baseline fallacy" in the economics
>>>>>>> discussion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And, I think the idea that the wealthy buy politicians is
>>>>>>> a bit trite.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And the reason certain ideas become trite is...
>>>>>
>>>>> $ dict trite
>>>>> 2 definitions found
>>>>>
>>>>>   From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
>>>>> [gcide]:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Trite \Trite\ (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to
>>>>>        rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and
>>>>>        cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.]
>>>>>        Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost
>>>>>        novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a
>>>>>        trite subject. -- {Trite"ly}, adv. -- {Trite"ness}, n.
>>>>>        [1913 Webster]
>>>>>
>>>>>   From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
>>>>>
>>>>>     trite
>>>>>         adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
>>>>>                "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and
>>>>>                commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer";
>>>>>                "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn
>>>>>                axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
>>>>>                {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat},
>>>>>                {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn},
>>>>>                {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
>>>>>
>>>>> ...and have I introduced you to the "panopticon" theory of media
>>>>> dynamics?
>>>>>
>>>>> Media doesn't report what everyone thinks, it reports what it wants
>>>>> everyone to think everyone thinks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Political corruption is a problem, but implying that _all_
>>>>> wealthy people are part of that is...a baseline fallacy.
>>>> seriously this group is literally just noah + a bunch of retarded cons
>>>> with their heads stuck up their butts, eh???
>>>>
>>>> it's statistically provable that public opinion does _not_ influence
>>>> federal policy, and that only the opinion of the wealthy matters in us
>>>> federal policy. they do this by surveying groups of people, segmenting
>>>> them by wealth class, and comparing that to the result of public 
>>>> policy.
>>>> it's not a hard analysis.
>>>>
>>>> in order to claim the /baserate/ fallacy u need some stats to back that
>>>> up, claiming it out of the blue is just a _bear_ assertion
>>>>
>>> That should be a wrap!
>>
>> Yes.  Specifically, fishrap.
>>
>> (It's used to attract the _bear_s, I guess?)
>>
>> dart200 is confused, that's not what the baseline fallacy
>> is.  The baseline fallacy is assuming "all" for "many", because
>> the large majority of a group form a "baseline" that is then
>> used to pigeonhole the whole group.
> 
> nigga are you going to respond with anything useful?
> 
The base line on this board is that the claim you are referring to is 
entirely false and fabricated, originating from a mashup of internet 
rumors and memes made up by informants which have all been refuted and 
found to be spurious, crude racist and biased - on this very board!

Don't make us go back there, Nick. It won't be easy on your ego. You 
came here to get enlightened.

You came to a bowling alley. Now You're our Bitch.
 >
 >
>   > or just keep proving wealth turns _all_ into retarded children???
>   >
>   > #god
> 
> cause that's just a true generalization ... not a fallacy
> 
> and i believe we'll prove it true when build transparent systems
> 
>   > 🖕🤣🖕
>   >
>   > #god
> 
The base rate fallacy (often called a baseline fallacy) is a thinking 
error where you ignore general statistical facts (the "base rate") and 
focus only on small, specific details or a single story
>>
>> But I'm sure Nick knew all that.  That's what I like about him:
>> his attention to detail.
>>
>>>>>>> My biz partner has met with the FCC, along
>>>>>>> with other representatives from regional ISPs that he
>>>>>>> picked up along the way.  Can't afford lobbiests?  Lobby yourself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Someday I'll have to tell you our "coopetition" story.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Note: The opinions expressed by informants are their own and do not
>>>>>>>> necessarily represent the views of all Usenet board subscribers.
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