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

On 7/31/2026 4:39 PM, Creon 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.
>
Nick got triggered and used a base rate fallacy!
 >

> The worst thing you can do to a troll is ignore them.
> 
> 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.
> 
Nick came here to post shit, not get enlightened.