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

On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 12:55:02 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 7/31/2026 11:36 PM, dart200 wrote:
>> On 7/31/26 5:00 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:39:13 +0000, Creon <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> At Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:01:36 -0400, Noah Sombrero <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:37:08 -0700, dart200
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/31/26 3:16 PM, Creon wrote:
>>>>>>> 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. ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> imagine being such a goddamn pussy ur gunna threaten to block 
>>>>>> others if
>>>>>> they don't abide by ur blocklist
>>>>>
>>>>> Funny think about blocking.  The silencing works both ways.  Never
>>>>> block anybody.  There is no way works on a screen can possibly be so
>>>>> annoying that you can't bear to read them.  And it also doesn't hurt
>>>>> you to respond once in a while.
>>>>>
>>>>>>   > humanity never ceases to reach for new kinds of low
>>>>>>   >
>>>>>>   > #god
>>>>
>>>> More tantrums from the troll.
>>>>
>>>> The worst thing you can do to a troll is ignore them.
>> 
>> if u think i'm being disingenuous when i call u fucking shithead ...
>> 
>> then ur truly a delusional shithead there creon
>> 
>>>
>>> Lucky thing I am not trying to think of the worst I can do to
>>> somebody.
>>>
>>>> If you come to my neighborhood and start in on a megaphone,
>>>> that is disturbing peace and civility.
>>>>
>>>> Just as I have no duty to tolerate the intolerable, I have
>>>> no duty to be civil to the uncivil.
>> 
>> something about being wealthy and crying about a need for mUh cIvIlItY 
>> go hand in hand...
>> 
>> prolly trying to gloss over the incredibly uncivil system of global 
>> exploitation they sit on top of
>
>Or it's just about you being a dick.

Yeh, wilson knows all about dickhood.
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