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

At Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:14:40 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
> >>
> > 
> > 

I would really rather not see the mental midget quoted
if he's going to throw tantrums.

Otherwise, it will be off to the cornfield for you, too. ;)

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